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March 9, 2010

Middlebury administrators to take pay cut

No raise this year; 1 percent decrease next year

MIDDLEBURY — Administrators at Middlebury Community Schools will not receive a pay increase this year and will take a one percent pay cut next year, after the Middlebury School Board took action Tuesday.

On the recommendation of Superintendent Jim Conner, the board approved Conner’s recommendation for having no increases in 2009-10 and that administrators receive a 1 percent reduction in pay in the 2010-11 school year. Conner said this recommendation is “a result of tough times” and follows his discussion of possible funding cuts last month with the school board.

Board member Joanna King commented that the pay recommendation “is a courageous thing. I appreciate it. I hate to see it happen.” She said she appreciated the school leadership taking that step.

In other action Tuesday, the school board gave authorization for Conner to apply for Title I funds. The board was told that the school system received $394,000 in Title I funds this year.

Authorization was also given to Myra Miller to represent the school corporation in small claims court to collect book rental fees.

Several donations were acknowledged Tuesday by the board. Because of fundraising efforts by sports teams, plans to build press boxes at the baseball and softball diamonds will go forward. The board was shown a rendering of the two-story, 12- by 16-foot buildings planned behind both backstops on both ball fields. The plans will now be reviewed by an engineer before construction.

Through the efforts of the band boosters, a 2004 Royal Cargo trailer that has been used in recent years by the marching band is being donated to the school.

And several donations for the athletic and music departments as well as scholastic programs in the period from July, 2009 to January were also acknowledged by the board.

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