Kalispell Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Matt Jensen will lead the district as superintendent beginning next school year.

Trustee Jack Fallon noted that AA division school districts in Montana typically hire external superintendent candidates. Hiring Jensen, Fallon said, would make him the second consecutive internal superintendent hire for the Kalispell Public Schools after the district in 2020 hired Hill, who was formerly the Glacier High School principal.

The school board voted to hire Jensen on a three-year contract at a starting salary of $175,000. The average salary for a superintendent of a AA division school district in Montana is $180,564.

Flathead Beacon: Jensen to Become Kalispell Superintendent