MEXICO – The Region 9 School of Applied Technology board settled the contracts for the vocational school’s three administrators following a closed session Tuesday night.
Among the changes is the confirmation of the new position of assistant director.
Cheryl Ellis, the student services coordinator for the past four years, was named to the new position with a salary of $38,670, up from $33,585, said Melanie Babb, administrative assistant. Her contract will run from Aug. 28, 2006, to Aug. 27, 2007.
The board agreed to create the position last month. Babb said Ellis has been completing much of the administrative work for director David Driscoll. In her new position, she will supervise vocational staff as assigned, fill-in for the director when he is absent and serve as the point of contact in case of a student emergency.
She must complete several courses to become a certified assistant building administrator. The school will pay for two completed courses a year toward her certification.
Driscoll, who has served as director since Nov. 29, 2004, received a salary increase to $77,444, up from $74,087. His one-year contract runs from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007.
Nancy Allen, the adult and community education director, received her first full-year contract in the position.
She began working for the region as an adult education teacher in August 2002, then became the adult education director in August 2005, following the retirement of Nancy Murphy. She will receive a salary of $44,490 for a contract running from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007. She also must complete several courses to obtain certification as an adult education director. The school will pay for up to two courses a semester.
With the settlement of the three administrative contracts, the salaries for all employees at the vocational school have been completed.
The vocational school program employs 19 full- and part-time professional and support staff. The adult-education program employs seven full- and part-time professional and support staff.
An average of 150 secondary students attend the school’s seven vocational programs. Dozens of adult residents attend the adult education academic program.
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