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Liberty board approves 2% raise, orders review of $3.5M+ in stipends as budget gap looms
Summary
The Liberty Elementary District governing board on March 30 approved a 2% pay increase for all staff and directed administration to return with detailed reductions and a review of district stipends after administrators said the M budget must be reduced roughly $157,000 and identified millions in stipend spending.
The Liberty Elementary District governing board on Monday approved a 2% across-the-board pay increase for staff and asked district leaders to return with specific budget reductions and a prioritized plan to replace one-time funds.
Board members said they wanted to preserve classroom funding while also finding recurring savings. "When all of that is said and done, the M budget reduction will be approximately $157,000," Becky Williams, the district's executive director of business services, told the board as she reviewed updated March projections and carryforward numbers.
Administrators flagged a large stipend pool and a set of one-time grants as places to look for savings. "The stipend list…
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