The St. Joseph School District has released a letter from the Public School Retirement System of Missouri regarding incorrect salary amounts reported to PSRS prior to Dr. Dan Colgan’s retirement.

“He had an opportunity to appeal that decision and chose not to do so,” said Dr. Robert Newhart, SJSD Superintendent. “We are to receive a follow-up letter from PSRS in regards to any further information or amounts. At this date we do not have that follow-up letter.”

The letter states that Dr. Colgan decided not to appeal the decision of the PSRS regarding incorrect salary amounts and the decision of PSRS that Dr. Colgan retired effective Jan. 1, 2006 instead of July 1, 2005.

It goes on to say that a correction of Dr. Colgan’s benefit amount and recovery of over-payments made to Dr .Colgan will begin this month.

Dr. Newhart said the total amount overpaid is estimated at more than $600,000 from PSRS but that he expected the St. Joseph School District to receive less than $20,000.

“That’s just due to our own calculations and math.  Based on the amount of dollars that we paid at the time of actual employment of years Mr. Colgan was employed,” Dr. Newhart said.

Newhart said PSRS has also asked for documents regarding other former employees of the district.

“Many different employees have been looked at,” Newhart said. “Former superintendents or associate superintendents.”