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Board approves new teacher and staff contracts with pay raises and a new salary schedule
What happened
On May 26 the board approved the master agreements with the teachers' union (LCEA) and the staff union (AFSCME), each 5-0, along with budget changes. It was a pay-only year and the teacher salary schedule was restructured.
Why it matters to families
Pay affects hiring and keeping teachers, and it is the largest part of the school budget.
The evidence
May 26 minutes: approval of the LCSD-LCEA master agreements, the LCSD-AFSCME contract and Resolution 26-22. The agenda memo says the district 'negotiated salary increases for all employees in these bargaining units, and also re-structured the certified salary schedule.' Dollar amounts were not stated in the pages read.
The source
May 26, 2026 special meeting minutesSee the full record for Lake County School District R-1.
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