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School board approves $50,500 starting teacher salary for 2025–26 to boost recruitment
Summary
The Sumner County School Board approved the director's recommendation to set the starting teacher salary at $50,500 for 2025–26, a step administrators say is intended to improve recruitment during a compressed hiring window; the board incorporated the change into budget planning.
The Sumner County School Board voted on Jan. 21 to adopt the director’s recommendation to set the district’s starting teacher salary at $50,500 beginning in the 2025–26 school year, Director Robert Langford said. The board approved the measure by voice vote after a motion by Mr. Lancaster and a second by Miss Days.
Langford framed the change as a recruitment strategy during a compressed hiring season that begins in March:…
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