School leader's contract extended for one year
HILARY MATHESON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years AGO
<p><strong>Kalispell Public</strong> Schools Superintendent Mark Flatau sits in his office on Dec. 2, 2014.</p>
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. | March 9, 2016 5:30 PM
Kalispell Public Schools Superintendent Mark Flatau’s contract was extended a year at a school board meeting Tuesday.
Flatau’s previous three-year contract went through June 2017 and will now extend through June 30, 2018. His salary will reflect what staffers receive — a 2 percent increase. Currently, Flatau is paid $132,737. A request to increase Flatau’s personal leave benefit from 10 to 13 days per year also was approved by trustees.
During Tuesday’s meeting, the use of personal emails for school board or district correspondence was also brought up.
Currently, and in the past, trustees have either used personal emails or district-assigned emails. For uniformity and to separate personal emails and official school board correspondences, trustees agreed to make a transition to using district-assigned email accounts for board- and district-related business.
Trustee Jack Fallon, who has served on the technology committee, and Flatau noted that in instances of public record requests or litigation, personal emails could also be open to scrutiny.
“You need to know if anything like that were to occur, your entire email database would be requested,” Flatau said.
Hilary Matheson is a reporter for The Daily Inter Lake. She may be reached at 758-4431 or [email protected].
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