Budget Request For Teacher Pay Disparities Gets Fully Funded
The Chesterfield School Board approved the superintendent’s number one budget priority of getting teacher salaries in line with national averages. The district got a financial boost from the county in helping pay for phase one of the three year teacher plan. But despite the help from the county, board members say there are still holes in the budget. (Photo: Ian Stewart/VPM News)
On Thursday, the Chesterfield School Board approved the superintendent’s number one budget priority: getting teacher salaries in line with national averages. The district got a financial boost from the county to help pay for phase one of the three year salary plan. But board members say there are still holes in the budget the county could fund.
Chesterfield County Administrator Joe Casey speaking during the Monday news conference. (Source: Screenshot from Chesterfield YouTube page)
Chesterfield’s Board of Supervisors announced on Monday a contribution of $10 million to help shrink the pay gap between the county’s 4,700 teachers and teachers nationwide.
The money would help fund a nearly $24 million proposal by the Chesterfield School Board to “decompress” teacher salaries, more substantially increasing their wages as they work more years with the school district.
As of now, Chesterfield teachers don’t see a substantial salary increase through their first 15 years of working with the district. Under the new pay plan, teachers would see an average raise of 5%. Mid-career teachers who have been with CCPS between 12 and 18 years would see the biggest increase about 9 to 11%.
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