norristown area school district

As a project for my journalism 220 class at IUP, my professor had the class send letters requesting information (that should be able to be given out to the public as part of open records) from a place of the students choosing. I chose the school district of my hometown, Norristown Area School District.
I mailed my letter to the school district on Oct. 24, 2008. On Nov. 9, I recieved a letter back stating that they were unable to give out this information.
Really though? All I asked for was to know how much was the salary of the superintendent of the school district. As a tax payer (and my tax dollars go to pay the superintendent's salary) I have the right to this information.
According to open records, if a salary is being payed by the tax payers, the tax payers have the right to know how much is being payed. There was no explanation of whyI was unable to recieve this information that I requested in the letter that was sent back to me. So how is it that I can be denied from obtaining this information?