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Sharon school personnel committee places budget placeholder for 3.75% raise for non‑certified staff
Summary
At its Jan. 27, 2026 hybrid meeting, the Sharon Board of Education Personnel Committee agreed to place a budget placeholder that assumes a 3.75% increase for non‑certified staff and adds 2% to the cost‑share; no formal vote or mover/second is recorded in the minutes.
The Sharon Board of Education Personnel Committee agreed Jan. 27 to place a placeholder in the district’s proposed budget that assumes a 3.75% pay increase for non‑certified staff and an additional 2% added to the cost‑share.
Vice Chair Nancy Hegy Martin called the hybrid meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. and the minutes list board members Philip O’Reilly, Nancy Hegy Martin and Terry Vance as present, with Peter Birnbaum attending virtually. Superintendent Melony Brady‑Shanley and Principal Carol Tomkalski attended; Alec Linden is listed as a virtual participant. The meeting was declared over at 11:00 a.m., and Cindy Webb, the board clerk, submitted the minutes. The Office of the Town Clerk filed the minutes on Mar. 17, 2026.
Minutes state that the committee discussed salaries and benefits for non‑certified staff and that "a place holder will be put in the budget with a 3.75% raise and an additional 2% added to the cost share." The minutes do not record a motion text, identify a mover or seconder, or provide a roll‑call or numbered vote tally. The record therefore reflects a committee direction or consensus recorded in the minutes rather than a formally voted appropriation.
The action affects non‑certified school employees (as described in the minutes) and will be reflected in the next stages of the district budget process. The minutes do not specify which line items, which fiscal year the placeholder targets beyond the meeting date, or who will carry the increased cost share (for example, whether the additional percentage is to be paid by employees, the district or through another mechanism). Those details are recorded as "not specified" in the minutes and would need to be resolved later in the formal budget deliberations.
The committee’s brief meeting focused on that single substantive item. The record shows no public comment, no amendments to the placeholder, and no formal vote logged. The meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.
