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Board delays vote on new teacher salary scale after questions over cost and equity
Summary
The Accomack County School Board received a proposed 2025–26 teacher salary scale with larger raises at higher experience levels and delayed action to allow members more time to review the costs and side-by-side comparisons.
At the May 20 meeting, central office staff presented a proposed teacher salary scale for 2025–26 that shifts larger raises to more experienced teachers and seeks to close local pay gaps with the Virginia average.
The presenter said the plan is not an across-the-board percentage but a strategic scale: "At 5 years experience, there's a 3.4% raise. But at 20 years…
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