The Olympia School District Board of Directors voted June 26 to adopt inflationary adjustments to the 2025-26 salary schedules for cabinet, certificated administrators and classified administrators and to discontinue previously applied district office furlough days.

Superintendent Murphy explained the rationale: the district compares executive and administrator compensation with neighboring districts, notes calendar differences (administrators on 248‑260 day schedules vs. teachers on 180 days) and said some cabinet duties will expand as positions were not backfilled. Murphy described the change as an IPD (inflationary) adjustment combined with elimination of district office furlough days taken previously by some staff.

The board's motion was moved and seconded during the meeting; recorded minutes show the vote as two yes votes and one abstention. No individual board member names were recorded with the final tally in the minutes.

Why it matters: Board members and community speakers emphasized the district's need to remain competitive for recruitment and retention while recognizing public concern about compensation levels during a period of budget pressure. Directors discussed the tradeoffs of managing a tight central office budget and the work redistribution after several cuts.

Procedural note: Classified administrators and cabinet are not covered by the district's collective bargaining agreements referenced for staff groups; the salary schedules adopted apply to these administrative categories and will be published by Human Resources and Business Services for payroll implementation.

Ending: Executive Director Kate Davis and Human Resources staff will update payroll and publish new schedules; staff noted an implementation task for early July.