The Worth County School Board voted Thursday to participate in the state grant program to bring minimum teacher pay up to at least $38,000 a year. Currently, Missouri is ranked 49th in teacher pay. This affects 8,500 Missouri teachers and 400 districts.
The vote is contingent on continued state funding. The new salary schedule will be valid only if the state continues to appropriate the grant funds. The vote also includes an enhancement for experienced teachers.
In the previous school year, 16 out of Worth County’s 33 teachers made less than $38,000 a year. Before the state increase, Worth County had one of the lowest starting pay rates of any school in the area, although more experienced teacher salaries were competitive with the rest of the area. These teachers will get pay increases from between $1,550 and $6,500 a year.
If the state decides to end funding for the program, the salary schedule will revert to the one that was approved by the board for the 2021-2022 school year.
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