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Winchester school board approves midyear teacher pay adjustment and 2025 Capital Improvement Plan
Summary
The board approved a midyear adjustment to the certified teacher scale intended to better align steps with neighboring divisions and approved the 2025 Capital Improvement Plan; both motions passed by voice vote and the board then moved into closed session to discuss personnel.
The Winchester public school board approved two major action items at its Jan. 27 meeting: a midyear adjustment to the certified teacher pay scale and the 2025 Capital Improvement Plan.
Miss McDonald presented the FY25 teacher-scale midyear increase proposal, which would add approximately 1.5 percentage points between steps and produce an average step increase of about $2,591. The presenter said the proposal moves the district closer to neighboring divisions' scales and aims to satisfy the state's two-year minimum increase requirement. Funding was described as coming from the district's FY25 ADM-based budget and expected state funding increases; specific total-cost figures in the presentation were not fully specified in the transcript.
Mr Berov moved to approve the adjustment and Miss Harris seconded. The board approved the motion by voice vote. The transcript records the passage but does not provide a roll-call tally.
Mr Smith then presented the 2025 Capital Improvement Plan, noting it had been discussed with the city council and that no substantive changes had been made since its prior release. The plan includes major projects such as work at Corals Elementary (presenter used that school name). Mr Berov moved and Miss Burrow seconded the motion to adopt the CIP; the board approved by voice vote.
After the votes, the board moved into a closed session under Va. Code —2.2-3711(A)(1) to discuss personnel matters including candidates for instructional positions and staff performance.
Why it matters: the pay-scale adjustment directly affects teacher compensation and retention strategies; the CIP determines planned facilities investments. Both approvals set direction for budget and facilities work in the coming year.
