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Board approves 2025–26 employment handbook with pay and overtime changes
Summary
The board approved revisions to the 2025–26 employment handbook, including modest increases to guest teacher and support-staff pay, a new hourly matrix for support staff, blended overtime for coaching contracts, and compensation adjustments for advisers and multi-age teachers.
The Northland Pines School Board approved revisions to the 2025–26 employment handbook after administration recommended a package of technical and compensation updates.
Administration walked the board through the changes, which included raising guest teacher pay (listed in the packet as a change from $1.45 to $1.55), increasing guest support staff pay from $15 to $16 per hour, adding a pay matrix for support staff, adopting a blended overtime rate for coaching contracts, and increasing adviser pay to better align with time commitments. Administration also noted updates to certification-related pay items and a first-in-nine-years increase for multi‑age teacher compensation.
Board members asked questions about guest teacher certification requirements and background checks. Administration clarified that guest teachers must hold an associate's or bachelor's degree and either hold a teaching license or complete a DPI certification class (for example via CESA 9) and pass required background checks.
After discussion, a board member moved to approve the handbook revisions as presented; the motion was seconded and adopted by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The administration will implement the changes and bring any individual pay exceptions back to the board as needed.
