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Lamoni school board approves 3.25% pay increases and $1,000 ESSER III retention incentive
Summary
The Lamoni Community School District board approved a 3.25% raise for teachers and classified staff and a $1,000 retention incentive to be paid in September 2022 using ESSER III funds, as part of the 2022–23 staffing and compensation package.
The Lamoni Community School District Board of Education approved a package of pay increases and a one-time retention incentive on April 13, 2022.
Under the agreement approved by the board, the district’s 2022–23 Lamoni LEA teacher contract added $600 to the base salary schedule (described in the minutes as aging the schedule), yielding a 3.25% increase in teacher pay. The board also approved a 3.25% hourly-rate increase for classified staff for the 2022–23 year. Both motions carried unanimously.
In addition, the board authorized a $1,000 retention and recruitment incentive for employees returning to the district in 2022–23. The minutes state this payment will be made in the September 2022 payroll and that the incentive will be funded from ESSER III federal relief funds allocated for learning loss mitigation.
Board motions on these items were made by Director Michele Dickey-Kotz and seconded by Director Kris Stevenson (for the teacher and incentive items) and by Director Dickey-Kotz with Director Lerma-DeNuccio seconding the classified-staff increase; each vote was recorded as carried unanimously.
Why it matters: The increases and the retention payment are intended to support staffing stability as districts nationwide report challenges recruiting and retaining teachers and support personnel. The minutes do not provide a district-wide dollar total for the salary increases or the number of employees eligible for the incentive; those details were not specified in the record.
What’s next: The teacher agreement and classified-pay schedule will take effect for the 2022–23 school year; the district will issue the retention payment in September 2022 as recorded in the board minutes.
