Board signals support for a 65% threshold for high‑poverty principal supplement

Sep 12, 2025

Staff recommended revising the district’s high‑poverty principal supplement threshold from the older 75% benchmark to 65% based on updated calculation methods; multiple board members voiced support and staff said they will draft an administrative memo to implement the 65% threshold for non‑bargaining principals.

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District staff recommended Sept. 9 that the board set the threshold for the high‑poverty principal supplement at 65% under the district’s updated eligibility calculation. The supplement is a $5,000 payment to principals of schools that meet the threshold for high poverty as measured by the district’s current method.

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