RATHDRUM, Idaho — Teachers in the Lakeland Joint School District, and most of the staff, will receive raises of about 5% for the next school year.
The board of trustees approved new salary schedules Monday along with a $51 million general fund maintenance and operations budget that includes the pay bumps.
Much of the cost of the raises will be covered by Gov. Brad Little's Leading Idaho initiative and Senate Bill 1205, which he signed in March.
“We’ll actually have a total of 225 funding units and 308 teachers,” Lakeland Superintendent Lisa Arnold said during a budget workshop April 27.
Arnold said Leading Idaho funds cover roughly two-thirds of the district's staff.
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