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Byron board approves directors' and principals' 2025–27 contracts
Summary
The Byron Public School District board approved separate two-year contracts for district directors and building principals after staff described negotiated pay and benefits changes intended to ‘right-size’ administrative duties and restore compensation. Both motions passed by voice vote.
The Byron Public School District board approved updated employment contracts for district directors and building principals covering the 2025–2027 period after staff summarized negotiated changes intended to rebalance responsibilities and align compensation with budget constraints.
Staff said negotiations for directors focused on "right‑sizing" workloads that had increased after past administrative cuts. The directors’ contract includes average salary increases of about 3% in year one and 5% in year two, higher district insurance contributions, an increased longevity stipend structure, and a change allowing directors to sell back up to 10 vacation days (previously eight). Staff noted the directors’ package ran slightly over the current budget by “a couple thousand dollars.”
On principals’ contracts, staff said the board removed an old salary grid and longevity stipend, clarified severance and retirement language, and added several benefits: a 5% salary increase in the first year and about 3.75% in the second year, an increase in sick leave buyback from eight to ten days, expanded bereavement leave for principals, and Juneteenth added as a paid holiday. The contracts also removed a clause that would have offset district 403(b) contributions against severance or retirement settlements.
A motion to approve the directors’ contract "25 to 27 as presented" was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. A subsequent motion to accept the principals’ contract "25 to 27 as presented" was also moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Board members and staff described the settlements as carefully benchmarked and intended to be fiscally prudent while restoring administrative stability lost during earlier budget reductions. The meeting record shows the board approved both contracts; the motions passed by voice vote with no recorded no votes or abstentions.
The board did not specify individual vote tallies in the public record; next procedural steps include implementing the updated contracts and adjusting budget line items to reflect the negotiated increases.
