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Oct. 20, 2011 • V41.42
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Despite objections, schools chief gets new 3-year deal Trio wanted process to precede negotiations BY MIKE HANKS – SUN NEWSPAPERS The opposition insisted it was the process that led to their votes against a three-year contract extension for Bloomington School District’s superintendent. With the same trio opposing the three-year deal that opposed the negotiation process four weeks earlier, the Bloomington Board of Education voted 4-3 to extend Supt. Les Fujitake’s contract during its Oct. 10 meeting. The contract extension carries an annual salary of $180,000, beginning next summer. Fujitake will receive a $4,000 increase in his annual salary under the new deal. Boardmember Mark Hibbs characterized the negotiation as unusual, noting that it was carried out during a board study session rather than in a closed session, per Fujitake’s request. He criticized the timing and execution of the extension, noting that the board was granting the extension more than eight months before the current contract expires. With three board seats up for election this fall
Junior firefighter training Cameron Kurtz, 3, of Bloomington dreams of the day when he will guide a Bloomington fire truck while sitting behind the wheel of a Bloomington Fire Department Station 3 truck. The department’s annual open house was Saturday, Oct. 15, at all six Bloomington stations, featuring educational displays, demonstrations and children’s activities. (Photo by Mike Hanks – Sun Newspapers)
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