
"We can't afford to pay you what you're really worth.The fate of some vacant Bristol Township elementary schools will be decided over the next few weeks by Bucks County judges.Īt a hearing Thursday morning before Judge Jeffrey Finley on the proposed sale of the empty John Fitch, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington schools to McGrath & Son Homes for a total of $1.2 million, another issue entered the picture. "We appreciate everything you do," board president Angela Nober told Gehrens. The school board members seemed just as happy to be keeping her. "It's a fantastic place to work, with a great staff." She said she was very pleased by the action taken by the school board Monday night. Gehrens had been supervisor of curriculum instruction before becoming superintendent. 1, 2016, so Gehrens will be getting a lot of back pay, said Truelove.Īnnual increases under the contract will be determined by the school board after a review, he added. The pay increase is also retroactive to Jan. The contract approved Monday is retroactive to Jan. Gehrens was appointed permanent superintendent in January 2016 but so far had been working under an informal agreement with the district and not an official contract, solicitor David Truelove said. Gehrens was appointed interim superintendent in June of 2015, succeeding Samuel Lee, who left to become superintendent in the Bensalem Township School District. The Bristol Township school board unanimously approved the first official contract for school district Superintendent Melanie Gehrens at Monday night's meeting.
