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Board ratifies labor agreements; teacher contracts set for modest FY26 increase and school calendar gains PD days
Summary
The board ratified negotiated agreements with employee groups and adopted a revised 2025–26 calendar that adds eight early‑dismissal days for professional learning; the ratified teacher and administrator agreement provides a 1% salary increase for FY26, district staff said.
The Carroll County Board of Education ratified multiple labor agreements on Wednesday, approved appointments and personnel actions, and adopted a revised 2025–26 school calendar that includes additional early-dismissal days for professional learning.
Agreements: The board ratified the tentative agreements with the Carroll County Education Association (CCEA) and with the administrators’ unit (APSASCO). Superintendent Dr. McCabe told the board that ratified agreements for teachers and administrative staff amount to a 1% salary increase in FY26. The superintendent noted the district was able earlier to honor a previously negotiated third-year increase for some employee groups after supplemental county funding but said funding for the new agreements is constrained: "Overall, it is not ideal to only be able to offer such a small increase," McCabe said, and staff thanked employee groups for ratifying under those conditions.
Why it matters: Salaries shape recruitment and retention; the superintendent and board members said they hope to rebuild momentum on multi‑year salary plans in coming budget cycles. Board member Dr. Dorsey and others urged continuing efforts to avoid cycles of alternating strong and weak pay years.
School calendar: As part of the agreements’ implementation, the board approved a revised 2025–26 school calendar that adds eight early‑dismissal days to provide teacher planning and system professional learning time. The board said the days aim to give educators more structured time for professional development and collaboration.
Other personnel actions: The board approved routine personnel transactions, including several assistant principal appointments and new hires listed in the monthly report.
Next steps: District leadership said it will continue working with the county to seek resources needed to support pay and staffing goals. Staff will publish the revised calendar to families and incorporate the new early‑dismissal days into school schedules.
