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Budget committee hears details of staff contracts: certified 5% COLA for 2025–26, classified flat-dollar increases
Summary
The business director summarized recently ratified agreements: certified staff (KCEA) secured a 5% COLA for 2025–26 and 4% for 2026–27 plus a one-time payment; classified employees took a flat-dollar increase; admin and supervisors received separate COLA schedules and MOUs cover mileage/housing stipends for hard-to-fill rural positions.
The business director told the budget committee the district has concluded multiple labor agreements that factor into the supplemental budget for 2526. Certified staff represented by KCEA ratified a contract that includes a 5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025–26 and a 4% COLA for 2026–27, plus a one-time 1% payment in 2026–27. The director said the district will reopen…
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