Board defends superintendent's raise

Board defends superintendent's raise

The Middlesboro Board of Education defended the raise that was approved for Superintendent Bill Jones during last month’s meeting when questioned at their June meeting last week. Board Chair Teresa Brown explained that the $20,000 raise was given after Jones had gained a year of experience running the district and meeting or exceeding the board’s expectations. “When we hired Superintendent Jones last year we reduced his salary from what the prev…