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KUSD proposes modest summer school pay increases, largely preserves program structure
Summary
District staff presented the 2025 summer school plan, proposing to raise hourly summer pay for teachers and certain support staff to align with regular‑year starting rates (teachers from $33 to $34/hour; special education assistants and clerks to be increased) while keeping the overall summer school budget within existing allocations.
Kenosha Unified staff presented a largely unchanged 2025 summer school program but proposed modest pay increases intended to maintain staffing capacity and align summer pay with regular‑year starting wages.
District leaders said the curricular and instructional structure for summer school will remain the same across elementary, middle and high school programming. The notable change in the proposal is the proposed increase of the summer teacher hourly rate from $33 to $34 to keep summer pay equivalent to entry‑level teacher hourly wages as those wages increase. Staff said last year’s increase (from $25 to $33) was necessary to recruit teachers and that this year’s $1 increase is designed to keep summer pay from lagging behind regular‑year salaries.
Staff also proposed raising summer pay for support roles: summer school clerks would move to an hourly rate equivalent to an ESP starting rate (proposed $17.80/hour) and special education assistants to $20.18/hour. The district said these changes would fit within the summer school budget used last year and would not require additional funding beyond the current allocation.
Middle school programming will continue to pursue engagement and attendance strategies developed by a separate committee led by district staff and principals. High school summer programming will continue to focus on credit recovery. Staff noted potential adjustments to site assignments if construction occurs at schools being considered for secure‑entrance work tied to a referendum; in those cases programming could be consolidated to alternate sites.
No formal vote was recorded on these summer school proposals during the special meeting; staff presented the plan for board consideration as part of routine annual planning.
Clarifying details: the district reported it will propose a dynamic summer hourly rate tied to the starting teacher wage so summer pay updates as salaries change; the overall summer school budget request remains unchanged from the prior year.
