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Board approves raising trustee stipend to $500 after debate over restoring prior level

New Haven Unified School District Board of Education · January 14, 2026
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Summary

After debate over whether to restore the previous $441 stipend or round to $500, the board voted to increase the monthly trustee stipend to $500; an earlier motion to restore $441 failed and the subsequent motion for $500 passed on a roll call.

Trustees debated whether to restore the board stipend to its prior calculated amount of $441 or to round the monthly stipend to $500. Trustee discussion referenced the calculation method (ADA plus annual adjustments) and practical considerations such as rounding and cost of monthly expenses.

Trustee Freiburg (vice president) moved to set the stipend at $500; the motion was seconded. "I, wanna put a…

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