The school board met to approve money to be spent on hiring a coach outside the district. The money approved was for a teacher of 20 years with a bachelor degree plus the 10,500 supplement. The board met before Ward was offered the job. After board approval for the money, Ward was offered the standard teacher salary based on MSSD pay scale plus the aforementioned supplement. My point is this...Milan faithful want a homerun hire. It’s not going to happen because they offer less than these “homerun” type guys are making. If they could pay more, or offer a job with no teaching, or they had great benefits, they would have made a hire by now. Coaches are not going to leave their current job for a lateral move financially, work load, or similar benefits.