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Lafayette Parish board approves $50,000 starting salary for teachers and a merit-based incentive package
Summary
The Lafayette Parish School Board approved the superintendent’s pay package raising the starting teacher salary to $50,000 and adding merit and extracurricular incentives after public comment and board discussion about scope and fairness.
The Lafayette Parish School Board approved the superintendent’s recommendation to raise the starting teacher salary to $50,000 and to adopt a merit-based incentive package, a change the district says is intended to improve teacher recruitment and retention.
The measure was approved as part of the board’s consent agenda at the May board meeting after multiple public comments and extended board discussion. The district said the raises will apply to all teachers and that additional stipends will be available for certain extracurricular duties and performance measures.
The superintendent described the core of the plan as “across-the-board raises for all teachers” and emphasized a $50,000 starting salary for teachers with a bachelor’s degree, saying that increase is…
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