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TUSD approves override‑funded raises: teachers to receive step increases plus supplemental pay; substitutes get 4%
Summary
The governing board approved the district’s plan to apply voter‑approved override funds to teacher salary schedules (two‑step movement plus a $2,000 supplement for a $3,000 total increase) and a separate $1,000 classroom site fund increase; substitutes receive a 4% daily‑rate bump. Cost including benefits estimated at $12.3M.
The Tucson Unified School District board on Tuesday approved a package of override‑funded compensation changes that the administration says will move teachers up two steps on salary schedules and add supplemental pay, and that will raise substitute pay by 4 percent.
Chief Financial Officer Ricky Hernandez told the board the package implements the district’s commitment tied to last year’s override: regular TDR and TDRB teacher salary schedules will move employees two steps (each step $500) and receive an additional $2,000 supplemental payment, producing a roughly $3,000 total increase for many teachers. The district estimated the full cost including benefits at about $12.3 million.
Administration also asked the board to use Classroom Site Fund (301) dollars to add a $1,000 increase to supplemental base pay; Jason Frerieded said approval would mean many teachers see a cumulative raise of roughly $4,000 when the Classroom Site Fund increase is added to the override implementation. The board approved that item as well.
Hernandez said substitute teachers will receive a straight 4% increase to their assigned daily rate (for example, a certified substitute at $160/day would move to $166.40). He noted that some return‑to‑work and lease employees are capped at 80% of the regular teacher increase, meaning prorated supplement amounts for those categories.
Board members thanked bargaining groups and community supporters who helped pass the override. Questions during the discussion focused on implementation timing (effective July 1 or the first contract day) and the district’s commitment to continue negotiating for larger future step sizes with the Tucson Education Association.
The board voted to approve the salary schedule changes and the Classroom Site Fund supplement; staff will finalize and notify employees before the new contract year begins.
