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Carter County board approves pay scale, retirement bonus and $50 insurance increase
Summary
The board adopted the FY25–26 pay schedule, approved a one‑time retirement incentive with a May deadline, and added $50 per month to employee insurance premiums to partially offset rising costs.
The Carter County Board of Education approved a new FY25–26 salary schedule, a one‑time retirement incentive and an additional $50 monthly employee insurance contribution at Wednesday’s meeting.
Board members approved the full pay‑scale package for 2025–26 (referred to in meeting materials as the $25.26 package). The motion passed by roll call; the board also separately approved an insurance adjustment that will add $50 per month to employees’ current insurance contribution (the board described this as an additional $50 on top of existing employee premium contributions). District staff told the board the change will still leave the district paying roughly 80% of premium costs on average.
On retirement incentives, the board approved a one‑time bonus for eligible retirees and set a deadline for employees to submit paperwork to the central office in May. District staff clarified the deadline refers to the date the employee submits retirement paperwork to the district (staff acknowledged state certification via TCRS can lag and said they will treat timely district submission as meeting the deadline). Staff also said two employees had already submitted retirement paperwork and would be included under the policy.
Board members debated the program’s recurring costs versus the operational savings of hiring replacement staff at lower salary steps; some members said the program saves money on average while others cautioned against making the incentive commonplace. The motion to approve the retirement incentive and the pay package passed by roll call; one member voted no on the retirement incentive and several members spoke in favor.
Votes at a glance - Adopt FY25–26 pay scale (whole packet): motion passed (roll call recorded in transcript). - Approve $50/month increase to employee insurance contribution: motion passed (roll call recorded in transcript). - Approve one‑time retirement incentive with May submission deadline (include two already‑submitted retirements): motion passed (roll call recorded in transcript).
