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Committee approves 2026–27 pay package, advances hourly step changes
Summary
A Waunakee Community School District committee approved a package of base and supplemental pay adjustments for 2026–27, including catch‑up pay for administrators, a 2.63% system increase and step changes for hourly groups funded by the operational referendum.
A committee of the Waunakee Community School District voted to approve a package of pay changes for the 2026–27 school year that includes a systemwide 2.63% increase, targeted "catch up" adjustments for administrators and step‑schedule changes for hourly employees funded by the district’s operational referendum.
The committee’s staff member presenting the plan said the proposal applies a 2.63% increase across employee groups and first brings any administrator or admin‑support employee who is below the average pay of eight peer districts up to that average before applying the percentage increase. "Catch up pay reflects members of the admin and admin support group that are below average compared to our 8 peer districts," the staff member said.
Why it matters: the changes aim to improve retention and recruitment by…
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