SUGAR GROVE – The Kaneland School Board Monday approved a raise for Superintendent Jeff Schuler, pushing his base salary up to $175,000 from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014.

His 2011 contract was amended and runs through June 2016. In the second and third year of the contract, his salary is scheduled to increase over the prior year’s salary by no more than 3 percent or at the rate of inflation based on the annual Consumer Price Index.

According to school district documents, Schuler made a base salary of $158,525 in the 2011-2012 school year. Documents show that he made $11,000 in annuities and $44,000 in other benefits that year.