Havre school board OKs teacher contract

The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees met Tuesday night to accept pay raises for the teachers of the district.

The raises were part of a contract between the school board and the Havre Education Association.

The increase will be different for every teacher, based on how long they have been teaching at the schools and their levels of education.

“There really wasn’t a set increase because what we tried to do was bring our teachers into line with other (Class) A schools in the state,” said Mike Arnold, the district clerk. “We were pretty good on the beginning teacher’s salar...