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Geary County Schools proposes $800 across-the-board base increase; union seeks wider hourly and event pay changes
Summary
District negotiators offered an $800-per-cell raise to the salary schedule and a supplemental package the school estimated would cost roughly $1.5 million; the union asked for higher hourly rates for extra duties and contract language guaranteeing compensation when planning time is lost.
Geary County Schools negotiators presented a compensation package that adds $800 to every cell on the district salary schedule and includes longevity and supplemental recommendations; district staff said the total cost of the proposals is “a little over a million 5,” which negotiators described in meeting remarks as approximately $1.5 million.
The district’s presentation laid out a package combining base increases, vertical and horizontal movement funding, longevity and supplements. Tim, district negotiations staff, summarized the package and said the district also included longevity (eligible after 16 years of consecutive service) and a sunset provision tied to the end of ESSER funding. Tim said the $800 across-the-board addition and the other salary changes would produce “about a little over a million 5” in cost when vertical and horizontal movement and supplements are combined.
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