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Fargo board approves three‑year contract for Superintendent Dr. Corey J. Steiner with second‑year salary freeze
Summary
The Fargo Board of Education approved a three‑year contract for Superintendent Dr. Corey J. Steiner that freezes his salary for his second year (as he requested amid budget cuts), ties subsequent increases to teacher matrix percentage changes, and replaces unlimited PTO with 35 unpaid days for tracking.
The Fargo Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a three‑year contract for Superintendent Dr. Corey J. Steiner that begins July 1, 2026, and incorporates a second‑year salary freeze requested by Dr. Steiner in light of budget reductions.
A board member explained the ad hoc committee re‑opened negotiations after the superintendent requested the freeze because "he cannot change his salary on his own." Under the approved contract, the superintendent's salary for the first year of the new contract will be the same as his first year of employment with the district; subsequent increases in years two and three will be tied to the percentage change in the teacher salary matrix.
The contract also replaces an open unlimited paid‑time‑off arrangement with a 35‑day PTO cap for tracking purposes. According to the board's discussion, those 35 days are unpaid and there is no cash‑out or rollover obligation: "Whether he uses eight days or 35, it's the same. There's no dollar amount assigned to that," a board member said during clarifying remarks.
Board member Jason moved to approve the three‑year contract naming Dr. Corey J. Steiner; Ally seconded. The motion passed on a unanimous roll call.
Board members said the arrangement aligns superintendent compensation changes with teacher pay increases and praised the ad hoc committee for completing negotiations. The board did not record any dissenting votes.
