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| Jan Laux (File photo) |
Laux has served on the Board of Directors since November 2008, but has
resigned effective immediately, Board Chairman Paul Williams said Wednesday.
Superintendent Michael Gallagher is retiring effective June 30, and
started taking his accrued vacation time on June 19.
Laux, 65, said that while he has agreed to stay on for as long as 15
months, “It’s not something we’re locked into. If they find a replacement for
Mike (Gallagher) sooner, that’s fine with me.”
The Board of Directors has agreed to pay Laux $250 per day, four days a
week for up to 200 days. “So this way, the district is saving money and I’m
comfortable with the arrangement,”’ Laux added. Gallagher’s salary for the
current school year is $95,780.
Laux has been assistant principal of Mount Blue High School in
Farmington, principal of Mount Blue Junior High, superintendent of Livermore
Falls-area SAD 36, assistant commissioner of the Maine Department of Education
and superintendent of SAD 41 in Milo.
For the past two years, he was vice-president of Hometown Newspapers
LLC, a chain of three free weeklies which ceased publication in April.
Laux said that the major advantage of having
him on board is his familiarity with the district. “There’s a lot going on
right now, and it would be harder for someone to come in on an interim basis
who really doesn’t know the district,” Laux said.
Voters recently passed the new $10.14 million school budget which
included enough funds to upgrade the two part-time assistant principals’
positions in the elementary and junior high schools to full-time.
Warsaw Middle School will also start the Expeditionary Learning program
in the fall, which uses more hands-on training to create reports and artwork
based on what students have learned.
“There are a lot of positive things going on in the district, and we
need to continue moving in that direction,” said Laux.
Williams said that Laux is meeting with the district administrators this
week.
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