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Mehlville R-IX board approves $2.30 hourly increase for bus drivers to address shortage
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The Mehlville R-IX School District on June 26 approved a $2.30-per-hour raise to the step 1 bus-driver rate, a move administrators said is intended to reduce unfilled routes and avoid contracting outside vendors.
The Mehlville R-IX School District Board of Education on Thursday approved a $2.30-per-hour increase to the step 1 hourly rate for bus drivers and bus-driver utility drivers for the 2025–26 school year.
The raise moves the step 1 hourly rate from $19.45 to $21.75, with commensurate increases across the district's transportation salary schedule, district officials said. Dr. Shannon Pike, assistant superintendent of human resources, told the board the change is “crucial for addressing a critical and worsening bus…
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