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Board approves 3% support-staff pay increase; one abstention recorded

Rice Lake Area School District Board of Education · August 12, 2025
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Summary

The compensation committee recommended and the board approved a 3% increase for support staff (matching teachers), along with job-grade adjustments and substitute pay changes; one board member abstained due to a conflict of interest related to a family member.

The board voted to approve the support-staff compensation schedule recommended by the compensation committee, which included a 3% pay increase (parity with the teacher increase), position-grade adjustments for roles such as head custodian and maintenance, the formal placement of an attendance coordinator position in the substitute schedule, and substitute-pay changes to move substitutes to the higher daily rate on day one.

Committee presenters described several technical changes to job-grade placements and noted a potential evaluation-bonus issue for hourly employees; the committee recommended folding a small evaluation-related increase into regular hourly pay to avoid wage-and-hour complications.

A motion to approve the compensation schedule was made and seconded. Board member Andy was recorded as abstaining due to a potential conflict (his daughter is a lifeguard). The chair then recorded the motion as approved by voice vote.

The transcript does not provide a numeric vote tally beyond the recorded abstention and the chair’s confirmation that the motion passed.