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Board approves substitute pay increase, 2026–27 fees, esports stipend and furniture package
Summary
Trustees approved a set of routine financial and personnel items, including raising certified substitute pay to $135 per day, a 10¢ increase to breakfast and lunch prices for 2026–27, a discretionary stipend for the GEMS esports program and the high school furniture purchase; consent agenda also passed.
The Galena City School District board voted April 21 to approve several personnel and fiscal items during its meeting.
On the consent agenda trustees approved routine items listed for the meeting. Later in new business, the board heard a third‑quarter financial briefing from the finance director showing the district at about 75% of the fiscal year; capital projects have progressed faster than projected, with $17.3 million paid on a roughly $21 million project target.
The board approved increasing certified…
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