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MUSD previews FY26 budget and approves 5% pay increase, $200,000 employee wellness start-up
Summary
Maricopa Unified presented a FY26 budget first look on Jan. 22 projecting an M&O general budget limit just over $87 million and proposed a 5% across-the-board staff increase alongside a $200,000 employee-wellness startup; the board approved personnel, calendar and multiple procurement items by unanimous roll call.
Maricopa Unified School District staff presented a first look at fiscal year 2026 budget projections and sought board approval for personnel and compensation items at the Jan. 22 governing board meeting.
Mister Harmon, director of finance, told the board the district projects growth in average daily membership (ADM) of about 377 students and is forecasting a FY26 Maintenance & Operations (M&O) general budget limit "to be just over $87,000,000." He said the district plans to offset revenue uncertainty by using established reserves in other funds and by prioritizing competitive compensation increases.
The proposed budget framework included a 5% across-the-board salary increase for employees, an increase in the starting teacher salary from $54,000 to $56,000, a $200,000 investment to create an employee wellness program, and targeted adjustments to job classifications identified in a statewide salary study. Harmon also outlined fixed-cost assumptions (2.44% inflation for goods and services, a 7% set-aside for health insurance rate increases) and a…
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