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Pawnee City board approves negotiated teacher agreement and separates AD duties from principal contract
Summary
The board unanimously approved a negotiated agreement that raises the base teacher salary by $900, sets a 185-day contract, increases select supplemental percentages and game personnel pay, and approved a separate AD supplement for the principal.
The Pawnee City Public Schools board unanimously accepted the negotiations committee's recommendations for the 2026-27 negotiated agreement, approving a number of pay and contract changes the committee said strike a middle ground with neighboring districts.
Under the agreement accepted by the board, the number of contract days for certified staff will be 185 and the base salary was increased by $900, from $41,600 to $42,500. The committee also adjusted supplemental pay: the school-store supplemental and broadcasting supplemental were raised to 6 percent; the district added a preschool assessment supplemental and increased provisions for extended contract home visits.
The board also approved higher pay for personnel who staff home athletic events and added provisions for away games: game personnel rates were increased to $40 for one to two games and $50 for three to four games per night; a provision for $250 when school transportation is provided (or $60 if staff drive personal vehicles) for away-game staffing was included. The negotiated disability contribution rose from $7 to $10 per month.
Board members noted the changes were the result of talks with the teaching association; S6 said the district and association met to balance requests with budget realities. "We sat down with them and looked at comparison data," S6 said during discussion.
The board separately approved a change to Derek Nissen's employment arrangements that removes AD duties from the principal contract and pays an AD supplemental (about $6,800) for those duties. The board said the change recognizes the workload of both instructional leaders and athletic supervision; the motion to accept the negotiations committee's recommendations and to approve the principal/AD contracts passed unanimously.
The board did not amend any policy language beyond the negotiated agreement items at this meeting; implementation details and some supplemental amounts will be published in the district's negotiated agreement documents.
