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Step raises for all staff in 2026-27 while health insurance premiums rise 13.5 percent
What happened
On April 30, 2026 the board approved a step increase on the salary schedule for all staff for 2026-27, a 3.5 percent increase in Technical College of the Rockies tuition and salary schedules, and a higher starting pay for food service managers. In March the board learned the district's health insurance medical premium would rise 13.5 percent and dental 10 percent, with a loss ratio of 98.9 percent and about 530 employees enrolled.
Why it matters to families
Pay raises and rising insurance costs both take money from the same budget that pays for classrooms.
The evidence
The April 30 minutes record the three approvals; the March 12 minutes record the premium increases and CEBT figures.
The source
April 30, 2026 board meeting minutesSee the full record for Delta County Joint District No. 50.
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