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Union seeks 2% salary schedule increase; proposes $40/hour extra-duty pay and new coaching roles

New Plymouth School Board ยท April 30, 2026
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Summary

The NPEA offered a proposed 2% increase to the salary schedule, retention of step-and-lane movement for 2026-27, raising extra-duty pay to $40/hour, and adding girls wrestling coaching and Culinary Arts advisor positions to the contract.

The NPEA proposed a 2% increase to the salary schedule for 2026โ€“27 and specified that "Professional Employees shall earn applicable movement for placement in steps and lanes," preserving step-and-lane advancement for the coming year. The minutes list the item concisely: "4.0 Proposed 2% increase to the Salary Schedule" and "4.2.1 For the 2026-2027 school year, Professional Employees shall earn applicable movement for placement in steps and lanes."

The union also proposed changing extra-duty pay from $35 to $40 per hour and adding High School Girls and Middle School Girls wrestling coach positions to the bargaining agreement. The minutes record an additional change to advisor titles: removing Home Ec. and adding Culinary Arts as a paid advisor position. The Board requested clarifications during its post-caucus review; no votes or acceptances were recorded in these minutes.