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Board approves WTA tentative agreement and moves forward wage increases funded by operational referendum
Summary
The board approved a tentative WTA agreement (2.63% base increase for 2026–27) and approved recommended base and catch‑up increases for non‑represented hourly and administrative staff, using operational referendum funds as previously planned.
Brian reported the HR committee’s recommendation and summarized the tentative agreement with the Waunakee Teachers Association: a 2.63% base wage increase for 2026–27 distributed equally across the salary schedule (illustrated as approximately $1,988 at a given step). He said the WTA had unanimously ratified the tentative deal prior to the meeting.
The HR presentation also proposed equivalent base increases and "catch‑up" adjustments for administrators, administrative support, classified staff and custodial/maintenance employees (to move those groups toward peer averages). Brian summarized a costing attachment and said the district used a combination of operational referendum funds and other budgeted sources to implement the second year of referendum allocations; he reported about $566,000 was spent in the first year and noted $434,000 remaining for 2026–27 from an initial $1,000,000 operational referendum allocation.
A board member moved to approve the tentative WTA agreement and the recommended non‑represented wage actions; the motions were seconded and carried by voice vote. No additional fiscal motions were introduced at the vote beyond accepting the HR committee’s attachments and allocations.
