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Superintendent presents FY26 budget proposal including steps toward $60,000 starting teacher pay
Summary
District staff presented an FY26 operating proposal (roughly $377M) that would raise starting teacher pay to about $60,000 (front-loading a $4,000 increase for early-career steps), a proposed 5% overall budget increase (~$17.8M), and reported a $2.9M state funding shortfall tied to the state weighting formula for charter schools.
District leadership presented an abbreviated FY26 budget that emphasizes employee compensation and a multi-year outlook. The presentation described a $377 million operating budget with a proposed 5% increase over FY25 (roughly $17.8 million). The presenter said the district targeted a $60,000 starting teacher salary by front-loading a $4,000 increase for early-career steps and collapsing steps 0–5, and proposed a 3% cost-of-living increase for classified and administrative employees along with step increases for most staff.
Staff also addressed a recent state funding formula change that reduced the district’s state-aided classrooms revenue by about $2.9 million. The district reported that a legislative amendment produced a limited temporary remedy and established a task force to recommend a permanent fix. In presentation remarks about teacher pay, the presenter said the district had reached its starting-salary goal: "The starting teacher salary, we've hit a target, which was our goal of $60,000." Staff said more detailed line-item and five‑year projection materials were available in the board book and would be discussed at upcoming committee meetings.
