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Nashville School District adopts $1,000 salary-step increase for licensed staff and 2% raise for classified employees
Summary
The board approved adding $1,000 to every step of the licensed salary schedule (cost $238,277) and a 2% across-the-board raise for classified staff (cost $55,067); the measures passed 5-0 and were described as largely already paid for this year in the district's budgets.
The Nashville School District board unanimously approved changes to its 2025-26 compensation plan, adding $1,000 to each step of the licensed salary schedule and granting a 2% across-the-board raise for classified staff.
Superintendent Doug Graham told the board the $1,000 amount had been distributed to teachers earlier and the salary-schedule change would make that increase permanent; Graham said implementing the licensed schedule change would cost an estimated $238,277 and the classified 2% raise would add about $55,067 to district expenditures. He said the costs are already reflected in current balances and noted examples of how steps would change (for example, an entry-level bachelor’s step would be roughly $51,000 and certain master's-plus steps would be about $58,300 under the revised schedule).
A board member moved to approve the superintendent’s recommendation, another seconded, and the motion carried 5-0. Board members thanked staff and budget teams for work that made the raises possible.
Superintendent Graham framed the measure as an investment in teachers and staff amid broader state-level questions about pay schedules. The board did not identify additional funding sources beyond the amounts shown in the packet and said the adjustments will be reflected in next year’s payroll schedules.
