Northville board ratifies multiple employee agreements and approves pay adjustments

The Northville Public Schools board approved a suite of labor agreements and personnel actions aimed at preserving pay parity across employee groups.

Administrators told the board they reached a tentative two‑year agreement with the Northville Association of School Administrators (NASA, principals) that provides parity with the teacher increases for year one: a 3% scale lift plus a step‑equivalent adjustment that administration said has an approximate 6% immediate effect on some placements; year two includes a step progression. The agreement preserves a fund‑balance‑tied one‑time bonus schedule and adds eligibility for a tax‑sheltered annuity in the second year. The board ratified the agreement (motion 130).

Separately, the board authorized updates to employee manuals for Technology Operations & Food Service (TOPS) and Office Support Personnel (OSP) for 2026–27 (motion 131). The updates include a 3% increase to hourly wage scales, step progressions where eligible, classification realignments to better match regional market data, and the creation of a three‑person buildings and grounds crew (restructuring offset in part by bringing previously subcontracted grounds work in‑house).

The board also approved salary adjustments for non‑affiliated central office staff (3% scale lift and step progression effect; motion 132) and ratified a re‑opener for K–12 paraprofessionals that moves paraprofessionals to a full step plus a 3% scale lift for 2026–27 (motion 133). The superintendent’s contract for 2026–29 was approved with the same 3% and step adjustments as other groups (motion 134).

Board members framed the votes as efforts to maintain market competitiveness and internal parity across bargaining groups. All motions were approved by voice or roll‑call votes as noted in the minutes.