Pay freeze for all staff and central office cuts

What happened

On April 28, 2026, the board approved a pay freeze for all employees for 2026-27: no yearly step raises, though degree upgrades still count. The interim superintendent also laid out central office cuts, such as merging leadership jobs and cutting his own salary by $50,000, that he said would save $822,788.50 next year.

Why it matters to families

Teachers and staff will not get their usual yearly raise, which can make it harder to keep staff. The cuts were aimed at the central office rather than classrooms.

The evidence

April 28, 2026 recording (auto-captions): 'we are asking that a pay freeze be implemented for all employees for fiscal year 2627' and 'The net ... FY27 relief for the budget will be $822,788.50.' The board approved the salary schedules unanimously.

The source