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Lakeland trustees approve step increases after midterm funding boost
Summary
Trustees approved step increases for classified administrators and exempt employees retroactive to the start of the year after the district reported roughly $834,000 in unexpected revenue tied to higher support-unit counts, and approved limited budget adjustments for insurance and curriculum/PD.
The Lakeland Joint School District board voted to move classified administrators and exempt employees one step on the district salary matrix, retroactive to the start of the 2025–26 school year, after staff reported higher-than-expected state funding.
CFO Jessica Grantham told the board the district’s midterm recalculation shows support units rising from 214 to roughly 219, generating about "$834,000 in additional funding at this point in time." She…
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