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The Lakeland Union High School board of education has offered a one-year contract to District Administrator Rob Way, who is also the director of curriculum.
The board met in closed session Monday, coming out in open session to vote 7-1 to make the offer. Voting yes were Barry Seidel, Jim Wescott, Gary Smith, Heidi Fink, Barb Peck, Matt Kock and Shari Nimsgern. Pam Carroll voted no.
The motion also lists “performance expectations and a review timeline as identified in closed session.” What those expectations are has not been released. Under state law, Way has until March 31 to accept or reject the offer.
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The financial cost of mitigating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on operations at Lakeland Union High School continues to climb, according to a school official. But some relief is in sight.
At the Dec. 14 school board meeting, director of business finance Greg Kopp reported that covid-related expenses dating back to July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year, are nearing the $140,000 mark.
“The biggest chunk of that is for substitute (teacher) pay and benefits,” he said, in addition to paraprofessional pay. The school board this past fall agreed to add staff to ease the current teaching staff’s workload and also to give struggling students additional tutoring.