Deal OK'd for school administrator
HILARY MATHESON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 10 months AGO
EDUCATION REPORTER Hilary Matheson covers education for the Daily Inter Lake. Her reporting focuses on schools, students, and the policies that shape public education across Northwest Montana. Matheson regularly reports on school boards, district decisions and issues affecting teachers and families. Her work examines how funding, enrollment and state policy influence local school systems. She helps readers understand how education decisions affect students and communities throughout the region. IMPACT: Hilary’s work provides transparency and insight into the schools that serve thousands of local families. | May 27, 2015 9:00 PM
Trustees have approved a contract for Andrea Johnson, the incoming Kalispell Public Schools assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction.
The board of trustees unanimously approved a one-year contract with a first-year salary of $108,000, including benefits. Johnson’s contract begins July 1.
Other benefits include mileage reimbursement up to $1,200 a year, $960 annually for a cellphone and up to $600 a year for civic club memberships.
Johnson will succeed Assistant Superintendent Dan Zorn, who will be superintendent of Longview School District in Washington. He will complete the school year in Kalispell through June 30, finishing 16 years with the district.
Johnson will finish up the school year as superintendent of Townsend School District, where she has worked for four years.
Prior to her position in Townsend, Johnson was superintendent of Big Sky School District from 2010-11.
Johnson holds a Master of Education in Educational Administration from the University of Idaho and a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Lewis and Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho.
Reporter Hilary Matheson may be reached at 758-4431 or by email at [email protected].
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