Milford's Schools Superintendent Receives a Raise, Contract Extension

MILFORD, CT — Superintendent of Schools Elizabeth Feser received a contract extension that keeps her with the school system through June 30, 2019.

The Board of Education voted unanimously in late June to approve the new three-year contract with Feser, according to meeting minutes.

Last year, the school board voted to extend Feser's contract through June 30, 2018, so in essence this is a one-year extension through June 30, 2019.

Feser also receives a 2.4 percent increase in salary and she will earn $203,538 this year, according to meeting minutes. The contact vote and raise was given after the school board evaluated Feser's performance.

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Feser was hired in April 2011 and has received glowing evaluations for her work. Feser was also named Superintendent of the Year for 2015 as named by the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS).

When Feser was named the state's top superintendent in 2015, Joseph Cirasuolo, Executive Director of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, said, “For a number of years, Dr. Feser has exemplified the integrity, knowledge, vision, collaboration communication skills, work ethic, human goodness and passion for the welfare of children that are hallmarks for very effective superintendents of schools. Her leadership of a school system, therefore, is a model for how Superintendents can and should lead."

Before coming to Milford, Feser served nine years as the Superintendent of the Windsor CT Public Schools. She was also the former Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction in the New Canaan Public Schools.