School board approves cost-of-living raises

The Odessa School Board met Tuesday, July 30, in the high school library to approve a three percent cost-of-living raise provided by the legislature for the superintendent, principal, business manager, human resources director, facilities director and school secretaries. Also approved were salary riders for teachers’ contracts, adding 1.9 percent provided by the legislature.

The board had the first reading of the Community Service Policy recently passed by the legislature and approved both the school nurse contract with the Lincoln County Health Department and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Gr...