Missoula superintendent gets "shocking" raise

Missoula’s superintendent now makes $50,000 more per year than the governor of Montana.

The school board approved a 10% pay increase for Alex Apostle at its Tuesday night meeting.

Apostle’s salary jumps $15,000, from $140,000 to $155,000.

The governor only makes $97,000.

The superintendent also got an extra $700 a month for travel expenses.

The president of Missoula’s teachers union tells the News Channel the raise is shocking.

Matt Leach

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Missoula Superintendent Apostle receives raise; salary of $155K now second-highest in state

By JAMIE KELLY of the Missoulian

A new contract approved Tuesday by the Missoula County Public Schools http://www.mcps.k12.mt.us/portal/default.aspx Board of Trustees gives Superintendent Alex Apostle a raise of more than 10 percent, making his new salary of $155,000 the second-highest in the state.

Apostle also will get $1,000 monthly toward automobile reimbursement – up from $300 in 2009 – and $833 monthly for a tax-sheltered annuity toward retirement, also up from $300.

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