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Board approves negotiated agreement pending teacher ratification after salary‑grid overhaul to meet new state minimums
Summary
Trustees voted to approve a 2025–26 negotiated agreement with district negotiators; the agreement restructured the district salary grid to meet newly required state minima for professional tiers and averages roughly a 2.7% increase across placements, with some larger adjustments for individual teachers.
Middleton School District trustees voted to approve the negotiated agreement for the 2025–26 school year, subject to ratification by the Middleton Education Association.
District negotiators explained that the state added minimum salary thresholds tied to professional tiers (professional, advanced professional, etc.). To comply, staff reworked the local salary grid so teachers who have met state professional criteria sit at or above the new state minima. The administration said the new placement plan yields an average increase of about 2.7% across staff, though a small number of staff will see larger increases because their prior placement was below the newly required minima.
Why it matters: the negotiated agreement sets pay and…
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