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The School District says it will re-hire 5 teachers who were recently
laid off as part of a budget cutting move. Meanwhile, the School Board approved $23,000 in cuts to the School Superintendent's compensation package.
 The School Board approved
the actions at its meeting Thursday night.
Superintendent Chris Borgen will get no pay raise next school year, with his salary remaining at $132,319. In addition, he agreed to make a personal donation of $4,000 back to the School District. He paid $2,000 of that back in May. Plus, he will take 5 furlough days without pay, valued at $3,000 and will not cash in 20 unused vacation days, valued at $12,000. And, his travel allowance has been cut. Reductions total $23,323.
School District Business and Finance Director Lisa Matthews told the School Board that a combination of retirements, resignations and federal stimulus money will allow the district to re-hired 5 teachers laid off earlier.
Matthews said 2 half-time teachers will be rehired for pre-school special education program, one full-time teacher will return to the middle school and two full-time teachers will return to as-yet undecided assignments.
In addition, 7 positions remain open, which allows the school district some leeway as school enrollment for September becomes better known. School Superintendent Chris Borgen told the school board “Because we have a RIF (Reducation in Force) list, it’s easy to bring people back.”
When the district cut $3 million from the upcoming school budget, it cut 19 teaching positions, 1.8 administrator positions and 21 classified positions.
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