Delco IU Partied At Students, Taxpayers Expense –The Delaware County Intermediate Unit is a great party place according to an audit released Oct. 28 by Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor.
DCIU spent nearly $40,000 for seven senior level administrators to join another Intermediate Unit at a leadership training course in Orlando, FL, that included a Ride-N-Dine event at Universal Studios featuring rides on two attractions and a five-course dinner with an open bar. DCIU also spent nearly $14,000 on a team building retreat in Annapolis, MD, which included a four and half hour cruise around the Chesapeake Bay. Additionally, DCIU used approximately $250,000 in taxpayer funds to pay for dinners at monthly board meetings, and for food and refreshments at routine staff meetings.
Hey, remember our schools are “under-funded”.
LOL
The DCIU describes itself as”a regional educational service agency” whose “mission is to provide leadership in the development and delivery of quality, cost-effective programs and services to school communities.”
The organization runs Delco’s technical high schools and the county’s early childhood programs among other things including a nurses training program.
The DCIU is funded by Delco’s public school districts, the state and the federal government with each chipping in about $40 million.
It maintains dozens of separate budgets.
As per Grok here are the salaries of the top officers at the DCIU
- Executive Director (Maria Edelberg, who served until retiring around August 2026): Consistently reported at $198,000 annually for multiple years (including 2017–2025 data). She is listed under titles such as Intermediate Unit Executive Director or Chief School Administrator.Openthebooks
- Interim Executive Director (Jim Scanlon, as of late 2026): Specific salary not detailed in the available public PDE/OpenTheBooks excerpts for the interim role. (Note: In a prior temporary role elsewhere, he was reported at a high daily rate, but that does not apply here.)
- Assistant to the Executive Director / Related senior roles (e.g., Joyce Mundy): Reported around $195,000–$208,000. For example, $207,927 (2025), $201,871 (2024), and $195,991 (2023) under Supervisor/Coordinator titles.Openthebooks
- Former Assistant Executive Director (Shellie Feola): Up to $215,237 (2022) under Intermediate Unit Assistant Executive Director or LEA Administrator titles.Openthebooks
- Chief Financial and Operations Officer (Edward Norris) and other directors (e.g., IT, Student Services, Early Childhood, Teaching & Learning, CTE): Specific individual figures for current holders are not prominently listed in the top PDE salary rankings from available sources. Historical operations/business roles (e.g., former CFO/Operations Thomas Brown) were in the $185,000–$203,000 range in earlier years. Current directors typically fall in a broad mid-to-high five-figure to low six-figure range based on overall organizational data, but exact current numbers require a more targeted public records request.
Yeah, our schools are underfunded.
LOL
Remember this when you get your next property tax bill.
