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Teachers and coaches press board over modest raises, insurance costs and stalled supplements
Summary
Several teachers and instructional leaders told the board that small raises and rising insurance costs amount to effective pay cuts and urged the district to find ways to recognize and retain instructional coaches and veteran educators.
Multiple educators and instructional leaders used the public-comment period to press the School Board about compensation and staffing stability.
William Dishman (speaker 15) urged the board to "look beyond the limitations of the current funding approach and consider additional creative ways to support our staff," saying statutory restrictions on TSIA funds and allocations meant many educators were left out of state-restricted increases. Mister Cromer (speaker 20) described his own raise as "$256 for the entire year" and said higher insurance costs leave many teachers with an effective pay cut.
Instructional coaches Liz Kelsey (speaker 19) and Dr. Addie Rupp (speaker 22) asked the board to recognize coaching roles in compensation plans. Kelsey said coaches support hundreds of students indirectly and highlighted that the district places literacy and math coaches in every school; Rupp urged the board to "begin a conversation about how we recognize and retain instructional coaches," proposing revisited compensation initiatives or additional stipends.
Board members acknowledged the concerns, thanked speakers for attending, and said they would advocate with legislators and continue internal conversations about the budget and compensation framework. No formal change to the tentative budget or compensation schedule was adopted at the meeting.
