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From the Middletown Journal
MIDDLETOWN — After two weeks of negotiation, there is still no contract agreement between the Middletown Board of Education and the man it selected to be the district’s next superintendent.
On Jan. 11, the board named Greg Rasmussen, an assistant superintendent of elementary education for Wichita Public Schools in Kansas, to fill the vacancy left last summer by former superintendent Steve Price’s departure.
Neither the district office nor the board of education would give details Tuesday, Jan. 26, regarding progress in the contract talks. However, board President Marcia Andrew said discussions were moving forward as expected.
“The Board of Education has made an offer of employment to Greg Rasmussen and we are negotiating the terms,” Andrew said. “Negotiation is a back-and-forth process that takes some time. Negotiations are continuing, and we hope to have a contract that the board can vote on soon.”
The board has called an executive session meeting for Monday, Feb. 1 “to discuss the hiring and evaluation of district employees, with possible action to follow.” However, district officials gave no indication about whether or not the session was tied to Rasmussen.
Rasmussen, 50, was the last candidate standing after two of the three superintendent finalists dropped out of contention at the last moment.
Andrew said Rasmussen was the man for the job because of his emphasis on improving communication between the schools, teachers and community.
“The vast majority (of public feedback) felt he could rebuild relationships that had been broken within the district and between the district and the community,” she said.
Rasmussen, who makes a base salary of $121,742.00, according to Wichita Public Schools records, oversees 58 elementary schools, including 25,000 students and 2,500 staff.
He could not be reached for comment Tuesday about the contract negotiations.
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