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Board ratifies NEA contract, approves early-childhood vendor; pay schedule clarified
Summary
On Sept. 23 the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education ratified a 2025–26 agreement with the National Education Association-KCK and approved a contract with Kafuro Way for early childhood services. The board recorded roll-call approvals and staff said salary increases will appear Oct. 15 and retro pay will be processed by Oct. 30.
The Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education on Sept. 23 approved a ratified agreement with the National Education Association, KCK (the district—s teachers— bargaining unit) for the 2025–26 school year and approved a contract with Kafuro Way, executive director of early childhood programs, as recommended by district staff.
Board members voted to ratify the NEA-KCK agreement and discussed payroll timing: staff said the updated pay rates will appear on paychecks beginning Oct. 15 and retroactive pay for the negotiated increases will be processed by the Oct. 30 paycheck at the latest. Superintendent and district negotiators said retro amounts will be calculated back to the start of the fiscal year (July 1) where applicable; for teachers the effective start date may align with their contract start (for example, some teacher contracts begin in early August).
Board members also approved a contract with Kafuro Way as recommended by the district—s early-childhood office. Both approvals were moved, seconded and passed on roll call.
The board and administration encouraged staff with placement or payroll questions to contact Human Resources. During the meeting the board named Aaron Watkins as the HR staff member to receive inquiries about salary placement or scale placement questions.
Votes at a glance
- Ratified agreement with the National Education Association, KCK (2025–26): approved on roll call. District staff said pay increases will appear Oct. 15 and retro pay will be paid by Oct. 30; retro payments cover the fiscal-year start date where applicable and teacher retro pay may be tied to their contract start date.
- Contract with Kafuro Way (early childhood services): approved on roll call.
Ending: Board members thanked bargaining representatives and staff for finalizing the agreement and staff said they will communicate specifics to employees and update the published salary schedule following board approval.
