Bigfork school board sets salaries, school calendar

Bigfork Eagle

Bigfork School District trustees approved a school calendar last week.

Sept. 3 will be the first day of school for students with June 12, 2014 the last day.

In other board action, the trustees approved a 2 percent increase in base salary for administrators. Coupled with a 2 percent longevity increase that employees get for each year of experience working for the district, administrators will receive an additional 4 percent in the next school year.

The trustees had earlier approved the same rate of increase for teachers and classified staff. Teachers and classified staff will also get the average 4 percent increase in the 2014-2015 school year.

Julia Juechter was hired last week as school psychologist at a salary of $55,000. Charlie Ball and Josh Feller were hired as girls swimming and boys wrestling coaches at a salary of $2,376.

The district is looking to hire an activities/athletic director for the high school and elementary to replace Kurt Paulson, who left to coach at the University of Montana.

Following is the pay schedule for school district administrative staff for the 2013-2104 school year:

• Superintendent, Cynthia Clary, $100,430

• Clerk, Eda Taylor, $76,426

• Elementary principal, Matt Jensen, $75,869

• High school principal, Matt Porrovecchio, $68,614

• Asst. principal/instruction, Brenda Clark, $66,300

• Speech therapist, Angie Hansen, $53,626

• Transportation director, Reenie Clock, $46,834

• District nurse, Jennifer Knopik, $44,870

• Asst. business manager, Lacy Porrovecchio, $39,154

• Head of maintenance/custodial, Mike McGill, $36,385

• Payroll clerk, Emily Feller, $34,611

• Food service director, Ginny Kirby, $28,800

The district’s final 2013-2014 budget will be ready for approval Aug. 13, clerk Eda Taylor said.