The Plainedge school district must pay a former superintendent more than $900,000 after he abruptly resigned in September, records show.

Edward A. Salina Jr., the district’s superintendent of 14 years, was granted a payout of $662,352.45 for 286.5 unused vacation days and 184 unused sick and personal days, according to documents Newsday obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request.

The district also agreed to pay Salina $245,185.39 — the balance of his 2025-26 salary, according to a settlement agreement he signed with the district. Combined with his payout for unused time off, the district's full obligation to Salina comes to $907,537.84.

“What is paid is basically contractual,” school board president Joseph Beyrouty said in an interview with Newsday. “There's nothing more to

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