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Superintendent proposes FY26 budget emphasizing teacher pay correction, staffing and services; seeks large locality increase
Summary
Superintendent Doctor Hornick presented a FY26 budget proposal that emphasizes a roughly $3.7 million correction to teacher salaries, additional student-support staff and pay increases for support employees.
Superintendent Doctor Hornick and finance director Lisa presented a proposed FY26 budget to the board on Feb. 24 that would significantly raise employee compensation, add classroom and student-support positions and expand selected programs to meet growing needs.
Hornick said the single largest element of the proposed budget is a correction to the teacher pay scale: "This is the money right here, this is the big impact … this is a $3,700,000 and change correction," he told the board, describing the effort as an attempt to bring the division’s pay scale much closer to the regional median plus an additional 7 percent to remain competitive. The proposal would increase pay for instructors and try to reduce turnover linked to teachers leaving for neighboring divisions.
Other major elements in the proposal…
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