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Board keeps differentiated-pay program but phases out sixth-grade premium with $500 one-time stipend
Summary
Murfreesboro's board reapproved the district's differentiated pay plan for 2026–27, keeping hard-to-staff and instructional stipends but removing sixth grade from the hard-to-staff designation; the board added a one-time $500 phase-out stipend for current sixth-grade teachers and directed clearer annual notice to affected positions.
The Murfreesboro City Schools Board approved its differentiated pay plan for the 2026–27 school year on April 28, keeping the district's hard-to-staff and instructional stipends while removing sixth grade from the hard-to-staff list because those positions are currently filled.
Director of Schools Dr. Duke said the district continues to certify hard-to-staff positions where vacancies persist (for example, special-education preschool teachers and certain behavioral roles) and retains retention pay for bus drivers and extra stipends for instructional duties such as academic coaches. "This is evaluated every year," Dr. Duke said, explaining the plan must be…
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