(Griswold) The Griswold School Board on Monday night ratified the Master Contract with the certified staff and approved the 2022-2023 budget
Griswold Schools Superintendent Dave Henrichs says the tax levy rate of $13.04 per one thousand dollars of valuation is the lowest since 2017. The changeover began when the district started paying for the bond on the new elementary facility addition.
Henrichs says the management fund increased from $400,000 to $600,000. Henrichs says this will help the district pay for some recently added insurance programs, such as the Natural Gas Risk Pool, and advanced payment on the district GEO Bond, saving the taxpayer over $100,000 in interest over the last two years.
The School Board and the certified staff settled for a two-year contract with a five-percent total package increase each year. The agreement includes a $1,300.00 addition to the base salary plus another $700.00 for another year on the salary schedule.
The School Board also approved the starting wage for non-certified staff to $14.00 per hour, a $2.50 increase from the previous years. All of the current non-certified staff will receive an increase of $2.00 per hour to reach the $14.00 per hour.
