Pay Raise for District 196 Superintendent Up For School Board Consideration

The District 196 school board is slated to discuss Superintendent Jane Berenz's performance and potential new contract at its Monday meetings.

Berenz's three-year contract ends this summer, and proposed is another three-year contract with a salary increase of about 3.78 percent, to $192,000 annually, as well as increases in number of sick days and vacation days, and an increase in her retirement plan match.

Board members will discuss Berenz's performance and stipulations of her contract at their 5 p.m. workshop, and will report the results and decide whether to approve a new contract at the 6 p.m. regular meeting; both meetings will be held at in Apple Valley.

Also on the board's agenda is introduction of the district's capital expenditure budget and school calendar changes for 2012-13.

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