Tell City-Troy Township schools set June 9 hearing on superintendent contract

Tell City-Troy Township School Corp has set a public hearing for June 9 on proposed changes to Superintendent John Scioldo’s contract, putting a key leadership decision in front of parents, employees and taxpayers before the board acts.

The notice, posted by William Tell Elementary, says the Tell City-Troy Township School Board of Trustees will take public comment under Indiana Code IC 20-26-5-4.3. That matters because it makes the contract review a formal public process, not just an internal personnel matter.

The district has not publicly spelled out the specific changes in the notice, but superintendent contracts commonly deal with salary, benefits, contract length, job expectations and evaluation terms. In a district the size of Tell City-Troy Township, even small changes at the top can shape how the school corporation plans staffing, budgeting and long-term operations.

Scioldo is listed by the district as superintendent in the central office. The district’s staffing and pay data help explain why the hearing is drawing attention. Tell City-Troy Township School Corporation served 1,360 students during the 2024 school year across two schools. It had 344 employees in 2024, with an average annual salary of $47,501 and a median salary of $52,837.

Public salary records also show that Scioldo was reported as the district’s highest-paid employee in 2022 at $141,799.39. That kind of figure is one reason superintendent contract discussions often become important to the public, especially when school funding, teacher pay and administrative costs are all under scrutiny.

Residents who want to follow the hearing can also watch the board’s regular public meetings. School board meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month at the TCJSHS Media Center, beginning at 6:30 p.m., and the public is invited to attend. The board has five members serving four-year terms, and the district also streams board meetings on its YouTube channel.

The district has already used public meetings to handle major personnel and labor issues, including a special meeting on public comments tied to the 2025-2026 collective bargaining agreement. The June 9 hearing now adds another open step to that record, giving Perry County residents a chance to hear how the board intends to handle the superintendent’s contract before the district moves ahead.