Some items discussed and approved July 26 had been also discussed at a board workshop earlier in the month. One of those items was the benefits and compensation plan, which was formally approved July 26 and includes a 3% salary increase for all employees.
Approximately $6.5 million in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds will be reclassified as expenditures to fund the increase for FY 2021-22, per district documents. The increase is expected to cost $9 million in total.
District leaders spoke at the July 12 workshop about intentional efforts to ensure staff receive competitive salaries,…