Blue Valley board approves 4% pay increases for teachers, classified staff and administrators

Blue Valley Board of Education members on Aug. 11 unanimously approved negotiated agreements and compensation recommendations that set a 4% increase across multiple employee groups for the 2025–26 school year.

The board approved the related‑service professionals negotiated agreement after the group reported a 100% yes vote from the 107 members who participated. The board later approved the teachers’ negotiated agreement, which district staff said passed the association’s ratification vote with 97.5% in favor from 1,069 voting members. The board also approved a 4% overall increase for classified wage schedules (more than 1,500 classified employees) and a 4% increase for administrative salaries.

The approvals came after a public comment from a resident urging the board to adopt differentiated compensation measures. “I’m going to advocate that we pay our teachers not only more money, but that we pay good teachers good money, and very good teachers very good salaries, and excellent teachers excellent pay,” said Steve Roberts during the meeting’s Open Forum.

Why it matters: The compensation…