A Utah State Representative is accusing the Jordan School District of abusing House Bill 215, which doubled the state funds for teacher salary raises.
Rep. Candice Pierucci said the district’s budget proposal appears to use the $4,200 allocated by the state to offset its own required salary increase for teachers.
The district is proposing a pay raise for teachers of between $5,125-$6,000, and that’s including state funds. It also proposed a .1 percent increase for cost-of-living adjustment .“When it came out, it was teachers are going to be getting that money from the state but hardly anything from the district,” said Nielsen, “Like our usual step up and then basically for cost of living adjustment. $50 for the entire year feels like more of a slap in the face than if they gave them nothing.
Additionally, she said Salt Lake City is giving a 3% COLA increase, and Alpine School District is giving a 2% increase to its teachers. The Jordan School District Board of Education released the following statement: “Teacher compensation has been a priority in Jordan School District for years. As a result, starting teacher pay increased from $34,339 in 2016 to $57,330 in 2023. That is a 67% increase over eight years. The Board of Education has not held a final vote on the 2023-24 tentative teacher pay raise agreement, which would increase teacher salaries between $5,125 and $6,000.
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