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.