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Murfreesboro board approves FY27 budget, adopts salary increases and limited pay boost for attendance secretaries
Summary
The Murfreesboro City Schools Board on April 28 approved its FY27 general purpose budget and certified/classified salary schedule, endorsing a 3.3% certified and 2% classified pay approach and adopting a substituted amendment to raise attendance-secretary pay on an individualized basis (not to exceed 10%), with an estimated $1.8 million added for salaries.
The Murfreesboro City Schools Board of Education approved its fiscal year 2027 budget on April 28, voting to adopt the general purpose budget ("budget D") that incorporates new salary schedules and two late amendments the board had approved earlier in the meeting.
Director of Schools David (Dr.) Duke told the board the district projects roughly $119.4 million in revenues for FY27 and recommended salary adjustments intended to preserve competitiveness: a 2% across-the-board increase for classified staff (plus any step or longevity increases) and a 3.3% approach for certified staff that builds step increases into the percentage to better target pay in years 17–25 of service. "For every 1% increase in pay, that's about an additional $910,000," Dr. Duke said, describing the board's priorities as compensating staff and maintaining a healthy fund balance.
Why it matters: the board is managing a year of constrained revenue growth — the presentation noted a projected ~2% increase in total revenues driven…
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