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Broken Arrow board approves staff pay increases and 3% special-education stipend
Summary
The board approved one-step increases for hourly support staff ($406,809.19) and non-administrative staff ($159,535), a 1.5% scale increase for administrative staff ($250,088.14), and a 3% one-time stipend for special-education staff to be paid over 24 pay periods.
The board approved a set of compensation actions for the 2026-27 fiscal year covering support, non-administrative and administrative employees, plus a one-time stipend for special-education staff.
Human-resources staff presented each item and the estimated district cost. The requested items included a one-step increase for hourly support employees (cost $406,809.19), a one-step increase for non-administrative staff (cost $159,535), and a 1.5% scale increase for administrative staff (cost $250,088.14). Each item was moved, seconded and approved by roll call.
Separately, the board approved a 3% one-time stipend for special-education teachers and related licensed staff (speech pathologists, psychologists, psychometrists). Administrators said this stipend is in addition to a federal 5% amount those employees already receive; the district’s 3% would be paid over 24 pay periods and begin in the September pay period for teachers.
Board members described the stipend and step increases as well-deserved and part of ongoing compensation adjustments; the board approved the package by unanimous roll call.
