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Lafayette Parish School System board approves 2026–2027 budget with raises for support staff and bus drivers
Summary
The Lafayette Parish School System board approved the proposed 2026–2027 general fund budget at its meeting, amending the plan to raise pay for a range of school-based support staff (line 33) and increase bus driver pay (line 39). The vote was by voice and no opposition was recorded in the transcript.
The Lafayette Parish School System board approved the proposed 2026–2027 general fund budget at its meeting, adopting an amendment that increases a group of school-based support staff pay and raises bus driver pay. The motion to approve the entire budget summary with the amendment was made by Jeremy Hidalgo and was seconded; the board passed the measure by voice vote with no opposition recorded in the transcript.
The amendment supported by Hidalgo changed the line-33 salary increase for a set of positions from a $1,000 raise to a $1,500 raise. As district staff displayed the budget, Jennifer Gardner opened the document to show the referenced line item. Mr. Touchet clarified that line 33 covers "salary increase to school-based clerks, secretaries, bookkeepers, C print, captionists, paraeducators, proctors, ISS facilitators, LPNs, and…
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