Columbia superintendent gets raise in new contract
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Columbia Board of Education approved a new contract for Superintendent Brian Yearwood on Monday.
The contract, which goes into effect with the new Columbia Public Schools fiscal year on July 1, includes a $239,000 salary, which is a $9,000 -- or about 4% -- raise over his current pay. The contract includes annual raises through 2025 of anywhere from 1% to 10% a year.
Yearwood will also get a $7,500 yearly transportation allowance.
Yearwood took over for former superintendent Peter Stiepleman, who retired at the end of the last school year.