Deal struck for St. Paul Superintendent Silva's exit will cost $787,000

The St. Paul school board made official Tuesday night that Valeria Silva’s tenure atop the state’s second-largest district will end July 15.

The deal comes at a hefty price to the district: $787,500.

She will be replaced on an interim basis by retired Rose­ville Area Schools Superintendent John Thein. A search for a permanent successor has not begun.

Talks aimed at transitioning Silva out of the district’s top job — she will stay on as a consultant for 15 months — have been in the works for more than a month, said board Chairman Jon Schumacher, who was among four new board members swept into office in January as part of a Caucus for Change movement critical of district leadership.

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