SHELBY — The Shelby Board of Education voted 4-0 on Monday to renew Superintendent Michael Browning to a three-year contract beginning Aug. 1, 2026 and ending July 31, 2029.
Board members Heather Braun, Kim Nadolsky, Brad Ream and Scott Rose each voted in favor of the renewal. Randy Broderick was absent from Monday’s meeting.
The contract still needs to be signed before Browning can comment, he told Richland Source on Wednesday afternoon.
Browning was hired by the district in April 2023. He replaced then outgoing superintendent Tim Tarvin, who spent 31 years with Shelby City Schools. Before coming to Shelby, Browning was most recently the high school principal at London City Schools.
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His annual salary when hired in 2023 was $131,468. Browning’s current salary is $147,883, which will remain the same when his new contract becomes effective in August, according to Madison Ratliff, the district’s treasurer.
“There are no increases built into the contract for Mr. Browning, meaning unless the board takes action to increase the salary at a later time, it will remain the same (at the start of Browning’s new contract),” Ratliff told Richland Source.
“Historically, the contract amount has increased the same percentage as the other administrators and teachers — which has been 4 percent in 2023, 2024 and 2025,” the treasurer said Tuesday. “With the teachers’ contract expiring on June 30, 2026, there are no contract increases in place currently for the teachers.”
Below is a copy of the contract, obtained by Richland Source through a public records request, approved Monday between the Shelby Board of Education and Supt. Michael Browning.
Nadolsky, Broderick thanked for years of service
Monday’s meeting marked the end of Nadolsky and Broderick’s time serving on the board.
Andrew Guertler, an English teacher at Shelby High School, spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting to thank both board members on behalf of the district’s certified and classified staff members.
“Often the service and sacrifice that accompany it (serving on the board) are overlooked,” Guertler said. “But we understand what it requires to advocate for students and our schools.”
He noted Nadolsky and Broderick for their steadfast commitment to both the district and its staff — leading with “integrity and vision.”
“For your years of service and friendship, we thank you,” Guertler said.
Nadolsky taught in the district for more than 30 years before retiring. She has served on the board since 2021. Broderick has been a board member for the past eight years. He recently became the president of the Shelby High School Alumni Association.
Nadolsky shared a message to district staff members at the end of the meeting.
“If you love what you are doing, continue doing it. Because at the end of your career you won’t have any regrets. I never have,” the longtime educator said.
