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The superintendent of Edmonton Catholic Schools, Joan Carr, remains the highest paid school district leader in the province, newly published data show.

Carr, who has spent 11 years at the helm of the province’s fourth-largest school district, received $415,905 in salary and benefits in 2015-16, according to Alberta Education’s recently released annual report.

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Her salary is at the highest level due to her long service in the post and market conditions at the time her contract was negotiated five years ago, Edmonton Catholic school board chairwoman Laura Thibert said in written statement.

“I am in awe of Joan’s leadership style and her commitment to Catholic education,” Thibert said.

At a heated meeting last January, the school board narrowly voted 4 to 3 to extend Carr’s contract to August 2018.

Trustee John Acheson said in January it was time for a new superintendent to navigate the district through an impending new K-12 curriculum and enrolment growth that is taxing the capacity of school buildings.