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Apache Junction board approves 1% base pay bump, adopts step‑less pay bands and ESI change
Summary
The Apache Junction Unified School District board approved a 1% base salary increase for employees, adopted step‑less pay bands for classified and administrative staff, and approved a change to ESI contractual salary percentages, after extensive discussion about placement formulas and funding sources.
The Apache Junction Unified School District governing board voted Feb. 24 to approve several personnel and compensation changes, including a 1% base salary increase for employees, new step‑less pay bands for classified staff and administrators, and a revision to contractual pay treatment for employees on ESI.
Superintendent Doctor Papalardo said the 1% base increase would cost the district “approximately $215,000” and explained how the district would pay for it: about $99,000 from the state-provided site fund, $80,000–$85,000 from maintenance and operations (M&O), and roughly $30,000–$31,000 from grant funding. The board debated whether to treat the increase as a…
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