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Committee approves appointments, promotions and FY26 pay schedule with 2.95% increase
Summary
The school board committee approved recommended administrative appointments and monthly personnel actions and advanced a FY26 salary schedule that includes a 2.95% cost-of-living increase and a new deputy superintendent line.
The Committee on Accountability, Finance and Personnel of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors on Thursday approved recommended administrative appointments, monthly personnel matters and a FY26 salary schedule that includes a 2.95% cost-of-living increase, the administration said.
The personnel items — appointments, promotions, reassignments, reclassifications, salary adjustments and limited-term employment contracts exceeding 60 days — were approved as presented. Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said the administration is "diligently working to fill as many vacancies as possible before July 1." Director Jackson moved approval of the appointments and promotions; the roll call recorded five ayes and the motion passed.
The FY26 salary schedule was approved on the committee’s recommendation to take effect July 1, 2025. Cassellius told the committee the schedule includes a 2.95% cost-of-living increase "in accordance with CPI, the Consumer Price Index," and a new line for a deputy superintendent. She described the new deputy positions as intended to help the district respond to multiple operational threats, including finance and IT work, nutrition and transportation, and implementation of audit recommendations.
A student speaker, Owen Driscoll, urged the committee to address pay and training for school secretaries and school safety staff, saying starting pay in the proposed budget was "around 30" (thousand dollars) and that turnover and a lack of training were harming school operations. Director Zombor and others asked the administration to consider a compensation study and equitable pay; Cassellius said the district could pursue a compensation study but noted an expected general fund deficit of roughly $100,000,000 for next year.
The committee also approved monthly personnel matters and the negotiated collective bargaining agreements as presented, which the administration said implement a 2.95% wage increase for all MPS employees effective July 1, 2025. Those bargaining agreements were advanced on a roll-call vote that recorded five ayes.
The committee’s motions were unanimous at the committee level; each item will proceed to the full board for final action as required.
The administration said it will bring a revised appointments list to the full board meeting and is committed to further analysis of pay equity and staffing costs as budget deliberations continue.
