District 2 board hears proposed $146.3 million budget with $2,000 minimum teacher raise

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District 2 staff presented a proposed FY budget that would mirror the state House Ways and Means plan, include at least a $2,000 increase for each teacher salary step, propose a starting teacher pay of $52,250, outline a $5.7 million technology refresh and list 41.5 proposed growth FTEs; the board will take first reading in May and hopes to adopt in June.

The District 2 School Board on Tuesday heard an overview of the district’s proposed fiscal year budget and a package of staffing and capital priorities that staff said would leave the general fund balanced under current House Ways and Means projections.

Miss Gist, who led the presentation, called the budget “a living document” and said the district begins budget planning with principals and directors in January. She told the board that about 70% of the district’s general fund revenue comes from state sources and the remaining roughly 30% from the local tax base, making the district particularly sensitive to changes in state funding.

Gist said staff plans to mirror the House Ways and Means proposal by including at least a $2,000 increase to each step on the teacher salary schedule. "So at minimum, a $2,000 increase to each step on the teacher salary schedule," she said, and added that the proposed starting pay…

District 2 board hears proposed $146.3 million budget with $2,000 minimum teacher raise

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