School administrators in Hamburg get raise
Administrators in the Hamburg Central School District will receive a 4.1 percent salary increase for each of the next four years under a contract approved by the School Board, Assistant Superintendent Gordon Kerr said last week.
The contract, which covers 13 administrators, was negotiated over two months.
It is considered unusual because it is for four years, not three, as has been customary. The previous contract expired June 30.
Health care benefits remain the same — with the district contributing 85 percent of their cost.
Kerr also said the district is currently negotiating with the Service Employees International Union, whose contract expired in June. The union represents about 50 district maintenance employees.
The teachers’ contract expires at the end of the new school year. Negotiations on a new deal have yet to begin, Kerr said.
In other matters:
• The board approved 2008-09 tax rates reflecting an average increase of 6.4 percent. The rates, per $1,000 of assessed valuation are: Hamburg, $27.14; Boston, $16.96; Orchard Park, $28.27; and Eden, $24.23.
Overall, there was a 2 percent increase in assessed value, primarily in the Town of Boston, school officials said.
• Colleen Kaney Staub has been named the district’s director of pupil services. Staub previously taught at Charlotte Avenue Elementary School and served as elementary summer school coordinator. A newly created assistant director of pupil services will report to her; the position is not yet filled.
