Board approves administrative raises tied to teacher contract percentages, retroactive to contract expiration

Dr. Dearman presented a recommendation to approve raises for district administrators, excluding those on a retirement track. He said the recommendation aligns administrative raises with the teacher contract percentages and local comparative data; the superintendent cited recruitment and retention concerns and gave the example of an assistant principal who took a pay cut to accept a position.

Dr. Dearman recommended tying administrative raises to the teacher contract percentages, which he summarized as about 5.02%, 4.83% and 4.59% over the next three years, and noted the raises would be applied retroactively to when prior pay provisions expired (the superintendent said they expired June 30). The board moved to approve the recommendation, the motion was seconded and a roll call vote carried.

Why it matters: aligning administrative pay adjustments with teacher contract increases affects the district’s salary structure and may improve recruitment for hard‑to‑fill administrative roles, according to the superintendent’s presentation. Dr. Dearman said the district has “fallen behind” on some administrative pay scales and that the change would make the district more competitive.

The board approved the administrative raises as presented; the transcript does not record specific dollar amounts for individual administrators or total budgetary impact. The superintendent credited the superintendent’s intern, Ms. Ellis, with preparing supporting materials included in the board packet.