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Johnson County board to form committee to redesign teacher salary schedule amid retention concerns
Summary
Board members, teachers and staff discussed moving from an alternative merit-based pay system to a years-of-experience scale, with staff estimating roughly $400,000 to transition; board directed staff to form a committee of teachers and board members to produce a draft for budget consideration.
The Johnson County School Board discussed forming a committee to review and propose a revised teacher salary schedule, after multiple teachers and staff urged a move from the current alternative, merit-based pay system to a years-of-experience scale.
Board staff told trustees they had already categorized each teacher by degree and experience to estimate costs, and said an initial transition would cost about $400,000 under one model presented. A majority of speakers — including classroom teachers and the Johnson County Education Association representative — urged the board to act quickly to stop turnover.
Board staff member Tina said the district has surveyed teachers and taken preliminary steps to verify years of experience in personnel files. "We…
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