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Board approves new athletic coaching pay schedule; district estimates roughly $64,000 annual cost
Summary
The school board approved a new tiered stipend plan for athletic coaches to replace an appendix in the old teacher contract. Most coaches will earn more, seven positions paid above market will be frozen at current rates, and the plan is expected to cost about $64,000 annually.
Beth presented a new athletic coaching compensation plan modeled after a neighboring district's market study and organized by sports tiers and position tiers tied to a salary schedule. She said the former stipend system was based on Appendix B of the pre‑2012 teacher contract and was difficult to administer and not market competitive.
"Any coach can look at this, look and see what position they hold, what where their score is in the sports tiers, and then determine what their pay rate will be," Beth said. She told the board the plan is expected to increase costs by approximately $64,000 annually and that administration expects to absorb that within recent budget reductions. Most coaches will receive higher pay, Beth said, but there are seven positions (affecting 10 coaches out of about 176) currently paid above the market; those will be frozen at current pay and will not be reduced.
Board members discussed the recruitment and retention benefits of competitive coaching pay and noted extracurricular staff in other areas (forensics, FFA, drama) will be reviewed next. The plan, if approved, will take effect this school year and staff said letters will be sent to coaches in August.
The board voted to adopt the new coaching compensation plan for 2025–26.
