Pierre School Board Approves 7% Increase In Certified Pay, 13% For Classified Pay

Pierre School Board Approves 7% Increase In Certified Pay, 13% For Classified Pay

PIERRE — Pierre School District employees may suffer from some fatigue next school year, from heavier wallets. The Pierre School Board Wednesday approved a seven-percent pay increase for certified employees…

Superintendent Kelly Glodt says compensation for classified employees will increase 13-percent…

The District’s hiring schedule is being adjusted so that new employees won’t be making more than current employees. With the salary increases will come an increase for health insurance. Business Manager Darla Mayer says increases are averaging two to three percent, but Pierre’s will be higher than that…

Mayer says the District is ditching a 25-hundred dollar deductible traditional plan for a three-thousand dollar high-deductible health savings account plan. The Board also approved a six-percent bump in pay for Glodt.