Rochester School Board to Vote on New Superintendent Contract

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The Rochester School Board is poised to approve a new employment contract with the school district's Superintendent.

The agenda for Tuesday's regular meeting of the school board includes a request to act on a resolution to approve a three-year contract with Superintendent Kent Pekel that would be in force from July 1 next year through the end of June in 2028. Pekel came to the Rochester Public Schools as an interim Superintendent in 2021 and accepted the position on a permanent basis the following year.

The school board entered into negotiations on a new contract with Pekel back in July. Since then, school district voters voted strongly in favor of a $20 million per year operating levy to support the Rochester Public Schools.

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According to the resolution, the new employment contract would increase Pekel's annual salary to $242,000 for the first year, followed by $10,000 increases in each of the next two years. The compensation package also includes a tax-sheltered annuity with a matching contribution and a monthly automobile allowance.