(KLZA)-- The Pawnee  City Board of Education voted to approve contract as proposed by the Negotiations Committee for Superintendent Brian Rottinghaus and  Principal Derek Niss when they met Monday evening.

The contract for Superintendent Rottinghaus will run July 2021 – through June 30, 2003.  His salary will increase from $122-thousand annually to $126-thousand for the next year.

The new contract for Principal Derek Niss will run through June 30, 2022.  He will receive a $3-thousand raise to $90-thousand.  

The Board also approved the proposed 2021-22 Negotiated Agreement with the Pawnee City Education Association which represents the school districts teachers.  The base salary will increase one-thousand  to $37,800. 

The independent auditors report for the fiscal year ending August 31 was approved.  Board members also approved the appointment of Hanna Brumbaugh to the Educational Foundation Board of Directors, replacing director position #6 which expires in March, 2024.