KENDALLVILLE â East Noble Superintendent Ann Linson will be leading the district for just a little bit longer past her retirement date.
East Noble is in the process of hiring her replacement, but will need just a little more time beyond June 30 to finish up the process.
On Wednesday, the school board approved a contract to keep Linson on staff as interim superintendent for a short period, contracting at a daily rate of $650 per day for time worked effective July 1.
East Noble is in the process of hiring a replacement for Linson, who announced in March she would retire effective June 30 after 11 years leading the district.
The board approved that contact by a 6-0 vote.
Board members will meet again next Monday night to formally hire Baker as the school districtâs new superintendent.
According to a news release sent out by the school, Baker will earn a base salary of $107,000 a year in his role as the school districtâs new superintendent. The contract also contains several incentive clauses and benefits that make Bakerâs contract worth $142,866.05 annually.
The board held a public hearing before they voted on Bakerâs new contact. Baker thanked the board members for the opportunity to be Lakelandâs next superintendent. He starts on July 1, replacing Dr. Eva Merkel, who announced in December she would retire at the end of the school year.
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He went on to say he hopes to announce the name of the new superintendent soon.
Dr. Eva Merkel, Lakelandâs current superintendent, announced late last year that she intends to retire at the end of this school year. Before becoming superintendent, Merkel was the principal at the schoolâs high school.
Larimer said he was pleased by the number of âqualityâ candidates that applied to be Lakelandâs next superintendent, although he made it clear he would not say how many applicants the school system had in that initial field of candidates.
Larimer did say that the search committee managed to narrow that field down to five, and after a round of interviews, narrowed that field down to three finalists.
LAGRANGE — The Lakeland School Corporation joined forces with its teachers’ association to denounce several bills now under consideration by state legislators in Indianapolis that will affect public school funding.