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Petersburg staff outline $2.88M classification and compensation plan and $60K starting teacher target

Petersburg City Public Schools · March 11, 2026
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Summary

HR and consultants proposed a new teacher/unified/administrative pay structure to improve recruitment and retention, with a target starting teacher salary of $60,000 and an estimated implementation cost of about $2.88M; officials said the plan embeds degree supplements and step increases tied to years in classification.

Petersburg City Public Schools staff presented details of a classification and compensation proposal the school administration says is intended to make pay scales transparent, equitable and competitive.

Dr. Lane, leading the HR portion of the presentation, walked board members through proposed teacher, unified (support staff) and administrative salary scales. The proposal would group jobs with similar requirements into the same salary grades, provide step increases based on…

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