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Johnson County board approves 2025–26 school budget including $2,000 certified bonus
Summary
The Johnson County Board of Education approved the district's 2025–26 budget, which includes a $2,000 certified-employee bonus funded largely by state TISA dollars, raises for noncertified staff and several new positions funded partly by grants. The motion passed on a roll call vote.
The Johnson County Board of Education voted to adopt the school system's 2025–26 combined budgets — general purpose, federal projects, central cafeteria and Head Start — and authorized staff to add final local revenue estimates and other adjustments when state TISA and other figures are finalized.
The adopted budget includes a $2,000 bonus for certified employees that the board said will be funded primarily by state TISA payments expected in July; the board recorded a $402,000 estimate for the item that will be reimbursed by the state. The budget also contains a switch from an alternative salary schedule to a years-of-experience schedule, locally funded increases for noncertified employees and several new or converted positions.
Board documents and discussion identified the following highlights: the budget includes TISA revenue estimated at $43,407,670.90 (May estimate), a Connections Academy flow-through payment shown at $22,258,335 (April estimate), and an…
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