Business manager hire approved for schools

Kathrine Marchand has been hired as the new business manager for the Grand Coulee Dam School District, chosen out of five applicants for the position.

“She brings a lot of expertise and experience,” said Superintendent Paul Turner. “She has worked in quite a few different areas with the tribe. She has a lot of experience in financials and how to manage and look at budgets and the whole picture of enterprise.”

The district has previously gone through Educational Service District 171 for such duties. Although hiring Marchand will not save money as opposed to going through the ESD, Turner said, there are myriad benefits of having her in house.

“She’ll be at the table, being in on the conversation when money is involved in education and looking at things through the eyes of the finances,” Turner said.

Marchand will be on top of the budget, track expenditures, keep things in compliance, and look at grants, Turner explained about Marchand’s job description.