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RITENOUR board approves 4% increase for support staff, estimates $303,463 budget impact
Summary
The RITENOUR Board of Education on Feb. (meeting) approved a 4% across‑the‑board raise for support staff for the 2025–26 school year, including step movement where applicable and maintenance of the bus‑driver step schedule; the district projects an overall budget increase of about $303,463.
RITENOUR — The RITENOUR Board of Education approved a 4% pay increase for district support staff for the 2025–26 school year and recommended step movement where applicable, board members were told during the February meeting.
Board materials presented a line‑by‑line review of work groups, showing changes such as an average bus‑driver salary rising from about $25,680 to $27,713 and maintenance staff averaging about $71,882 next year. District officials said the total budget impact for the support‑staff schedule, including benefits, is $303,463.
The recommendation, presented to the board as part of the business agenda, also keeps the bus‑driver schedule at 15 steps to help drivers reach top pay sooner. Staff said the schedule and step recommendations were benchmarked against nearby St. Louis area districts and had been shared with representatives of the support‑staff advisory committee.
Board discussion included questions about part‑time schedules for child‑nutrition workers (about 4–6 hours per day, officials said) and confirmations that social workers and therapists — while paid on the teacher schedule — were included for awareness in the support‑staff materials. After brief discussion a motion to approve the schedule passed on a roll‑call vote.
The board did not change teacher pay schedules during the vote and officials said the district will continue aligning support‑staff increases with teacher salary movement where feasible.
District officials said next steps include implementing the new pay schedule for the coming fiscal year and communicating the changes to affected employees.
