Dan Porter is the assistant superintendent and the director of human resources for the Montezuma-Cortez school district in Cortez.
Dan Porter is the assistant superintendent and the director of human resources for the Montezuma-Cortez school district in Cortez.Jenny Brundin/Colorado Public Radio

It wouldn’t seem to be that unusual of a situation. After all, Colorado’s humming economy has sunk unemployment to a near record low, 2.4 percent as of July. It’s an employee’s job market, meaning employers have to do more to lure and keep talent.

Which is exactly the rub. Porter’s open jobs are in the Montezuma-Cortez School District. The No. 1 issue for this Four Corners district is pay. The starting salary?

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