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CFO says state budget signed, starting teacher pay increased to $54,001 and minimum hourly to $16.76
Summary
Chief Financial Officer John Gardner briefed the board that the governor signed the state budget Aug. 17 (with vetoes to be addressed Aug. 25), reported the beginning teacher starting salary is $54,001.42, and said the district found $1.3 million in savings through a zero-based budgeting pilot.
Chief Financial Officer John Gardner told the board the state budget was signed on Aug. 17 and that the Legislature plans to reconvene Aug. 25 to consider gubernatorial vetoes; he said none of the governor's vetoes affected public education funding as presented to the district.
Gardner outlined compensation changes and labor-market context: a beginning teacher's starting salary was reported as $54,001.42 for the coming year, minimum hourly pay increased to $16.76, and the board approved a 3% cost-of-living increase effective July 1, 2026. He also summarized a zero-based budgeting pilot that reviewed 136 budget packages and identified $1.3 million in savings.
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