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Suffolk superintendent unveils 2025-26 budget proposal that includes pay raises, SROs in elementary schools and staffing requests
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Gordon presented the proposed 2025–26 budget that maintains a 3% mandated raise, increases starting teacher pay to $56,975, seeks city funding for SROs in all elementary schools, and asks for $7 million from the city to cover priorities and inflationary costs.
Superintendent Dr. Gordon presented Suffolk Public Schools’ proposed 2025–26 operating budget to the school board on Feb. 27, asking the city for $7 million in additional local funding while proposing pay increases, new positions and expanded safety and instructional supports.
The proposal includes a mandated 3% state raise and district adjustments that raise the starting teacher salary to $56,975, additional instructional and support positions (including reading and English language learner teachers), a staffing specialist in human resources, and a districtwide plan to place a school resource officer (SRO) in each of the district’s 11 elementary schools. Dr. Gordon described the SRO addition as a major item and said local law-enforcement partners had…
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