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Henry County R‑I board approves pay increases for certified, classified and administrative staff
Summary
The Henry County R‑1 School District Board of Education approved a set of salary adjustments May 15, 2025, including step and base increases for certified staff and 2% raises for classified and administrative employees; the administrative raise passed 6-1. Motions passed by recorded votes or tallies set during the meeting.
The Henry County R‑1 School District Board of Education on May 15 approved multiple salary adjustments for the 2025–26 school year affecting certified teachers, classified staff and administrators.
Board member Dr. Jamie Burkhart moved to approve the certified salary recommendations presented by staff member Brad Hunter; Mr. Jake Drenon seconded. The board approved the certified-salary motion 7-0.
The certified recommendations approved would add $2,490 to the base salary (to be implemented using the Teacher Baseline Salary Grant) and apply $2,000 increases to several specific step/column placements: BS Step 6; BS+8 Step 5; BS+16 Step 4; BS+24 Step 3; and $2,000 across MS, MS+8, MS+16 and the Specialist column. The motion as recorded carried unanimously.
On the classified schedule, Dr. Jamie Burkhart moved and Mr. Scott Swigert seconded a 2% increase to the classified base; that motion carried 7-0.
For administrative salaries, Dr. Jamie Burkhart moved and Mr. Ryan Hoffman seconded a 2% increase to the administrative base. The minutes record that the motion carried 6-1; the record shows the tally but does not identify which member voted no.
The board president, Mr. Jason Heany, presided over the meeting; motions were recorded in the official minutes. There was no additional detail in the minutes about implementation timelines beyond the approvals; staff follow-up and budgetary implementation will proceed consistent with district procedures.
The board adjourned at 6:47 p.m.
