Teacher raises in jeopardy as Clark County School District seeks more state funding
The Clark County School District expects to receive roughly $55 million in new revenue for the upcoming school year, but leaders say it’s not enough to cover the governor’s promised teacher pay raises.
Gov. Steve Sisolak proposed a 3 percent teacher raise and a 2 percent roll-up salary increase in both years of the next biennium. The problem: Clark County Superintendent Jesus Jara said the raises would cost the district $100 million — well above the funding increase it anticipates receiving.
School district officials said the 3 percent salary increase — essentially a cost-of-living adjustment — would cost about $60 million during the 2019-2020 academic year. The 2 percent roll-up increase, which reflects upward movement on the salary scale, would require $40 million. On top of that, Jara said the district expects a 10 percent increase in health-care costs.
Given the district’s obligation to submit a balanced budget, the raises don’t appear in the tentative 2019-2020 budget that Clark County School Board members reviewed Wednesday during a work session.
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