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Bentonville board approves 4% raises for most staff, freezes OT/PT schedule pending market adjustment
Summary
The Bentonville School District board voted unanimously to raise nearly all salary schedules by 4% for 2026–27, allocating roughly $7.4 million of projected revenue; the district will freeze and rework occupational and physical therapist pay schedules to align with regional market data.
The Bentonville School District Board voted unanimously on March 17 to increase nearly all staff salary schedules by 4% for the 2026–27 school year, while freezing the occupational- and physical-therapist (OT/PT) schedule pending a market-aligned revision.
Dr. Janet Swanhauser, the district finance lead, told the board the district expects about $8.2 million in additional revenue next year and proposed using approximately $7.4 million of that increase to raise staff pay.…
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