School board approves budget, administrators' raises

The Havre school board on Tuesday approved pay raises for the district's administrative staff, and also adopted preliminary budgets for the elementary and high school districts for the 2004-2005 school year.

The compensation package for the administrators closely mirrors one that teachers received last month, and includes a 4 percent salary boost and a $60-a-month increase in the district's contribution for health insurance. The administrative pay raises will cost the district $32,000 next year.

The package applies to 10 administrators, including those in the district's central office at Robin...