Darlington Community School District committee recommends coach pay increase and restores supervisor stipend

The Darlington Community School District Personnel Committee on May 6, 2026 voted to recommend a set of pay changes to the full school board, including reinstating the after‑school weight room supervisor’s stipend at $2,334.00 and increasing coaches’ pay by 2%. The recommendation, made by board member Jeff Riechers and seconded by Rick Fink, carried at the committee level and will be considered by the full board for final approval.

The committee’s recommendations also include “add[ing] post season extension on coaches pay, to be determined,” leaving the final structure of postseason compensation for a later decision. The change follows closed‑session deliberations on personnel matters earlier in the meeting and will require the full board’s vote before taking effect. The motion to forward the pay recommendations was recorded as passed by the committee without a detailed roll‑call tally in the minutes.