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Kenosha school board approves 2.95% AST cost‑of‑living increase after weeks of public criticism over hidden benefits
Summary
After extended public comment alleging undisclosed administrative benefits and pay disparities, the Kenosha Unified School Board approved a 2.95% base wage increase for administrative, supervisory and technical (AST) employees, directing administration to fold AST work rules into the 2026–27 handbook and to review post‑employment benefits.
Miss Adams, a member of the Kenosha Unified School District Board of Education, moved and the board approved a 2.95% base wage increase for all administrative, supervisory and technical (AST) employees effective July 1, 2025, with three conditions: the administration must develop a 2026–27 handbook that includes AST work rules and benefits, bring forward a review of post‑employment benefits for all employee groups, and present a plan to separate the technical employee category from the AST group.
The vote followed more than an hour of public comment in which multiple speakers criticized what they described as superior benefits for administrators and called for greater transparency. Valerie Kretchmer told the board…
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