Graves to receive 3% raise for 2021-22 school year. Written By: Erik Kaufman | ×
Joe Graves, superintendent for the Mitchell School District, hands out meeting materials to Mitchell Board of Education members Neil Putnam and Deb Olson in this Mitchell Republic file photo. (Sara Bertsch / Republic)
The Mitchell Board of Education on Monday night approved the annual compensation of several administrators with the Mitchell School District, following an executive session at the end of the meeting.
In addition to the 14 administrator salaries, the board also approved a 3% raise for Joe Graves, superintendent for the Mitchell School District, bringing his salary to $154,403 for the 2021-22 school year. Administrator salaries are considered, adjusted if deemed necessary and approved yearly by the board.
Meeting to be held virtually online Monday Written By: Erik Kaufman | ×
Joe Graves, superintendent for the Mitchell School District, hands out meeting materials to Mitchell Board of Education members Neil Putnam and Deb Olson in this Mitchell Republic file photo. (Sara Bertsch / Republic)
The Mitchell Board of Education will consider administrator compensation for the 2021-22 school year at its next meeting.
The agenda item will be addressed at the Monday, April 26 meeting of the board, which is scheduled to be held virtually. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
Administrator compensation was on the agenda for the April 12 meeting of the board, but it was tabled to Monday night’s meeting in the event an executive session was needed to discuss the qualifications, competence, performance, character or fitness of any public officer of employee or perspective public officer or employee, which is allowed under South Dakota law.
Items will benefit MTC students, staff Written By: Erik Kaufman | ×
Mitchell Technical College.
The Mitchell Board of Education has approved a purchase to provide students and staff at Mitchell Technical College with several items of fitness equipment for a new fitness center.
The decision was made at the latest regular meeting of the board Monday.
The equipment, purchased at a cost of about $80,474.03, which includes preventative maintenance and warranty, will include 11 pieces of cardio equipment, 18 pieces of strength equipment and 31 pieces of accessory equipment. The purchase is being made from Nova Fitness Equipment of Omaha, Nebraska.
“This is part of the fitness center project, the second phase of the student lounge (renovation) in the Muth Electric Technology Center,” said Jared Hofer, CFO of Mitchell Technical College.
Meeting to be held virtually online Monday Written By: Erik Kaufman | ×
Mitchell Technical College.
The Mitchell Board of Education will consider purchasing equipment for the Mitchell Technical College fitness center and set school administrator compensation Monday.
The agenda items will be addressed at the Monday, April 12 meeting of the board, which is scheduled to be held virtually. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
The board will consider compensation for 14 members of the administrative staff for the 2021-22 school year. Compensation figures for those staffers include:
Cory Aadland, activities director, $87,711
Sherri Becker, curriculum director (0.7 FTE), $59,685
Leann Carmody, food services director, $69,407
Vaccines to be offered at district buildings through Lewis Drug Written By: Erik Kaufman | ×
A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken Jan. 11. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
The long-awaited start of getting vaccines to teachers will begin this week when Lewis Drug is expected to administer the shots to school employees starting Thursday, the Mitchell Board of Education heard at its most recent meeting Monday.
Joe Graves, superintendent for the Mitchell School District, said during his monthly superintendent’s report that Lewis Drug recently contacted the district with the plan.