

The last year of the original contract will be superseded by the new pact. Under the terms of the new pact, Montgomery’s salary will rise to $366,971, according to school district documents. When he was hired, Montgomery signed a three-year contract with a base annual salary of $298,000. “We are happy to call the Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, and Knollwood communities our home and look forward to growing and thriving together here in the years ahead.” “I am grateful to both boards for their confidence in me, and especially thankful to our community for all they have done to make my family feel so welcome,” Montgomery said. “We are well positioned to achieve the excellence our community deserves. “Our Portrait of a Learner visioning (a collaboration that also includes Lake Bluff District 65), new strategic plans for both districts and a strong referendum process have left me hopeful for the future,” he continued. “I am exceptionally proud of the work our teachers, staff and administrators have done together with our school community during my early years in the districts,” Montgomery said in a statement released through a district spokeswoman. Montgomery was hired ahead of the 2021-22 school year, and has been advocating for the nearly $106 million bond sale referendum aimed at renovating Lake Forest High School. The two Lake Forest school boards have approved a new five-year contract for Superintendent Matthew Montgomery that includes more than a 20% raise in base salary.Īt an April 11 joint meeting of District 67 and 115, school board members voted unanimously in favor of the new pact that will go into effect later this year under the two districts’ shared employment service arrangement.
