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CLOUDY Temp: 61 °F Wind: WNW at 5 mph Monday, September 29, 2003 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine Joy Magazine Tempo A & E RogueValleyAutoFinder RogueValleyHomeFinder Real Estate Showcase Wellness Connection Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Employment Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend September 21, 2003 Eagle Point’s school administrators given larger raises than its teachers By GREG STILES Mail Tribune EAGLE POINT — After lengthy, sometimes bitter, negotiations that earned a net 1 percent pay increase for teachers earlier this month, Eagle Point schools union members say they are bothered by increases awarded last week to some administrators. Seven principals and two district administrators received pay hikes ranging from 4.6 percent to 13.3 percent. Eagle Point Education Association President Jody Streetman said the most aggravating aspect of the matter was that the board passed the raises in a special meeting attended by the board, district Superintendent Bill Feusahrens and one other staff person. "We don’t begrudge people for getting a raise, but the timing and lack of communication are an issue," said Streetman. "Their raises make up for last year and our 1 percent will never make up for what we lost." Advertisement School Board Chairman Doug McKinley said administrators had their salaries frozen in 2002-03 and that there is a trend of losing top-flight people to other districts, and pay is one way to help keep them in Eagle Point. "People who contacted me during the week were upset until I explained it to them," McKinley said. "I don’t think they realized how much different our salaries were from everyone else in the state and the local comparison is worse." The special meeting was held Monday, but no union member was aware it had been called until later in the week. The Upper Rogue Independent was notified Sept. 12, a Friday, but it publishes on Tuesdays. "Most teachers lost three or four thousand dollars when we lost 10 (school) days last year" to budget cuts, Streetman said. The board approved the raises, 3-2, with McKinley and board members Yvonne Fletes and Teresa Hulla voting yes. Members Fred Thomas and Scott Grissom dissented. For the 2003-04 school year, high school Principal Mari Brabbin will earn $88,324; elementary principals Ruth Stiehl, Jay Sparks, Joni Parsons, Dan Johnson, Reta Doland and Lynn Scott will earn $78,662; business manager Greg Lecuyer will make $86,513 and special programs director Mike Remick will receive $86,513. "They’ve been the people most impacted by budgetary cuts all the way through this," said Fletes. "We knew we weren’t going to freeze their salaries two years in a row." Reach reporter Greg Stiles at 776-4463 or e-mail [email protected] Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Rogue Valley Auto Finder Rogue Valley Job Finder --> Rogue Valley Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Real Estate Showcase Food for Thought Hike of the Week Wellness Connection Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Openings Prime Times