School superintendent gets three-year contract

The La Conner school board of directors first gave Superintendent Whitey Meissner a passing grade in its evaluation and then voted her a three-year contract at their May 21 meeting. Meissner, finishing her first year, will have an annual salary of $137,794. She will also earn an annual 403(b) annuity of $10,020. Her contract starts July 1.

The board addressed wages for most district employees, passing a resolution offering “employment assurances to non-supervisory classified staff and assurances and /or contracts to supervisory classified personnel with salaries” for the next school year. The...