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Mercer County board approves 7% minimum pay increase for staff
Summary
The Mercer County Board of Education approved a motion to adopt a 7% minimum increase across certified, classified and site positions; staff said each 1% costs about $173,000 and starting teacher pay will be roughly $47,080. Vote tally for the 7% motion is not specified in the transcript.
The Mercer County Board of Education moved to raise the district salary schedule by a minimum of 7% across certified, classified and site positions, a step trustees and staff said will boost starting teacher pay to about $47,080 and starting bus-driver pay to roughly $19.19 an hour.
Board members voted to place the salary changes on the table after staff presented budget comparisons and options ranging from 3% to 9%. The district finance officer told trustees the working budget is roughly $897,000 lower than the prior year…
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