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Board approves pre-K pay supplement, continues funding for safety director and approves 3-day suspension
Summary
At a regular Lexington City Schools Board of Education meeting, members voted to use local funds to pay eight pre-K teachers the state salary supplement not provided for pre-K, approved continued local funding for a director of safety and security position, and approved a three-day unpaid suspension for a school nutrition employee.
The Lexington City Schools Board of Education voted to pay eight prekindergarten teachers the state salary supplement not provided for pre-K staff, approved continued local funding for the district’s director of safety and security position, and approved a three-day unpaid suspension for a school nutrition employee.
Assistant Finance and Budget Director Priscilla Santiago told the board the state allotted $411,123 as a salary supplement for state-paid teachers and instructional support staff, equal to $1,432.07 gross per eligible teacher. Santiago said the state allotment does not include pre‑K teachers and that the district would need to pay eight pre‑K teachers from local funds; she estimated that amount at approximately $20,156 and said it includes FICA and retirement costs. “So board members, we always pay the supplement to our teachers. The state does not provide those dollars for your pre‑K teachers,” Santiago said during the presentation.
Board members moved and seconded a motion to approve paying the eight pre‑K teachers from local funds. The motion carried.
On staffing, the board approved continuing local funding for the director of safety and security position. The district estimated a 12‑month salary of $73,527 for the role, a figure structured to allow for a potential state salary increase (the district cited a planning estimate of up to 4% if the state adopts that level of increase in its 2025–26 budget). District staff noted the exact state increase is not yet known and the estimate would adjust if the state approves a smaller percentage.
The board also approved a personnel disciplinary recommendation contained in a March 4 letter from Superintendent Nakia Hardy and Bruce Carroll, executive director of human resources. The board approved a three‑day suspension without pay for Michelle Sumi, a school nutrition employee; the board record shows the appeal period expired and no appeal was filed.
Motions were made and seconded on the items and recorded as approved; the meeting minutes record the board’s action as passing those items. The board also approved a consent agenda earlier in the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Pay pre‑K teachers the state salary supplement from local funds (8 teachers; approx. $20,156 total): motion made by Dr. Phillips, second by Ms. Hathaway; outcome: approved. - Continue funding for director of safety and security (12‑month salary, estimated $73,527): motion made and seconded (names not specified on the record); outcome: approved. - Approve employee disciplinary action—Michelle Sumi, school nutrition—three‑day suspension without pay: motion made by Miss Verdale, second by Miss Hathaway; outcome: approved.
The board did not attach new conditions to these approvals in the meeting record and staff said the district will implement the approved funding allocations from local funds.
