School Board to Vote on Jason King as New LMS Principal

The Board of Education will vote to approve Jason King as principal of at Monday's meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall.

King was formerly the vice principal of Lacey Middle School and will be replacing former principal

King’s recommended salary is $115,000 and his tenure as principal would be from Monday, July 9, to Sunday, June 30, 2013. As vice principal, King made $87,885 in 2010.

The board also will be recommending a salary for at $134,000 from Sunday, July 1, to Sunday, June 30, 2013. He previously made $111,019 as principal of the middle school.

Also on tonight’s agenda:

• contracts will be approved with the following companies: for $129,818.23, Dell, Inc. for $80,884, Softmart to provide Microsoft Licenses for $33,977.16 and SHI for technology software at $310,440.44.
• The board will be approving the amended 2011-2012 NCLB Budget.
• The board will be approving the 2012 STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Grant Application for $7,500. The application is included on page 82 of the agenda. The district proposes to create a new STEM Team for the ninth grade, to continue supporting the eighth grade team and provide registration, lodging and transportation fees associated with the 2013 STEM Forum and Expo convention.
• The board will be approving Assistant Superintendent Dr. Vanessa Clark and Business Administrator James Savage’s employment contracts.
• The board will be approving several new positions including Jason England as a Technology Teacher Coordinator at $58,035 and Frank Simonelli as a Database & Web Development Coordinator at $50,000.

The agenda is attached to this story as a PDF. Visit Lacey Patch during tonight's meeting for live coverage.

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