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Lodi School Board approves community survey, clears 3% staff pay increase and several contracts
Summary
The Lodi School District board approved a community survey to guide a possible operational referendum, approved summer school and a CESA contract, and voted to give a 3% compensation increase districtwide for 2026–27; the board tabled a revised co‑curricular pay schedule for further work.
The Lodi School District Board of Education on March 9 approved a community survey to gather input on an operational referendum and voted to raise district staff pay by 3% for the 2026–27 school year.
District staff described a multi‑page community survey developed with School Perception that asks residents whether they would support maintaining the current $5,980,000 operational referendum for five years, whether the district should move to a recurring referendum, and whether voters would back an additional $675,000 to raise certified staff pay toward 90% of market average. "The questions, the first one, would you support the school district maintaining the current level of operation referendum funding $5,980,000 for the next 5 years," a district presenter explained, calling the instrument both educational and a means to prioritize facility and programming projects.
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