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USD 497 board ratifies tentative agreement with certified employees: 3.162% pool, $800 base increase
Summary
The Lawrence school board approved a tentative agreement with certified staff that adds a 3.162% salary pool, including an $800 increase to the base pay and expanded planning time at multiple grade levels. The contract also preserves single coverage health benefits and adds stipends and benefit enhancements.
The Lawrence Public Schools Board of Education on July 28 approved a tentative agreement with certified employees that allocates a 3.162% salary pool — about $1,678,001 total — including an $800 increase to the base salary and provisions for horizontal and vertical movements on the salary matrix.
The agreement, presented by Kristen Ryan, assistant superintendent for human resources and employee relations, also preserves single-coverage health insurance paid by the district, raises some stipends (including a $4,500 increase for school psychologists), increases employer fringe contributions and continues a $75 monthly retirement contribution to a 403(b) account.
Board members said the package balances several district priorities. "We were able to give a 3.162% increase, and that gave…
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