Steve King
Barring a major plot twist, Coupeville Schools Superintendent Steve King’s contract will be extended through 2025 at next Thursday’s school board meeting.
Approval of a new contract is the last item on the agenda for the June 29 meeting, which starts at 5:30 PM in the Anderson Board Room in Annex 307 at Coupeville High School.
The revamped deal, if approved, starts July 1, 2023, and runs through June 30, 2025.
It will pay King an annual salary of $198,522.
The most recent listing for the superintendent on the website GovSalaries.com — https://govsalaries.com/salaries/WA/coupeville-school-district — shows him receiving $182,970 in 2022.
King, who runs the smallest of Whidbey Island’s three school districts, remains ranked #3 in pay.
Oak Harbor Superintendent Karst Brandsma is listed as being paid $230,089 in 2022, while South Whidbey’s Dr. Josephine Moccia taps in at $205,677 for the same year.
King, who has been with Coupeville since 2018, was a finalist for the superintendent position with the Lakewood School District in April.
Dr. Erin Murphy, Deputy Superintendent of the Bainbridge Island School District, was selected for that role.
King is currently overseeing implementation of a “Modified Education Plan” in Coupeville, with a mandate from the school board to reduce expenditures by up to $1,450,000.
That is in response to the district’s general fund being projected to fall below 6% of the budget year’s expenditures.
Where those budget cuts sit as of June 21:
https://www.coupeville.k12.wa.us/Page/300
Steve King’s updated contract:
Coupeville Sports 