Washington Elementary board approves financial-compliance report and adopts 2% pay increase and selected pay adjustments; longevity stipend left for further vet

The Washington Elementary School District Governing Board on March 13, 2025 accepted the district's annual financial-compliance presentation and approved interest-based negotiation (IBN) recommendations that include a 2% base-salary increase for all staff and several targeted pay adjustments. The board left a proposed longevity stipend for further review and follow-up.

The financial-compliance presentation required by state statute was presented earlier in the meeting; the board voted to accept it 5-0. The board then considered three IBN recommendations developed by the district's IBN committee and moved to approve recommendation 1 (a 2% base-salary increase) and recommendation 3 (a set of anomaly pay adjustments), amending recommendation 3 to explicitly include the special-education stipends discussed at the meeting. Recommendation 2, the proposed longevity stipend, was not included in the approved motion and will be revisited with the IBN process.

Votes at a glance - Acceptance of annual financial-compliance presentation…