LPSS Teachers Get Salary Raise, Starting at $50K
- The Lafayette Parish School Board will hold a meeting at 5:00 p.m. On Thursday to consider a plan aimed at increasing teacher pay and offering bonus stipends.
- Superintendent Francis Touchet stated that the salary raise is intended to strengthen the district’s standing across the state and help recruit high-quality educators.
- Starting salaries for new teachers would rise to $50,000, and current educators could receive raises of $5,000 to $6,000 plus performance-based stipends for extra duties.
- Julia Reed, LPEA president, praised the move, stating, "Our educators are peerless—you can't find better anywhere else," while noting many teachers pay out of pocket their first year.
- The proposal could reinforce Lafayette Parish's reputation as a top Louisiana system and recognize extra work with additional pay through stipends.
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LPSS teachers get salary raise, starting at $50K
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- The Lafayette Parish School Board has reached a decision to increase pay for all teachers within the parish. With the item approved, teachers would receive a starting salary of $50,000, which is $2,000 more than any other starting pay in the district. These salary increases are from savings in LPSS' budget from the district office optimization and consolidation and staffing adjustments. This comes after feedback was receiv…
Lafayette Parish School Board approves Performing Arts Academy move, new teacher pay increase
LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The Lafayette Parish School Board met on Thursday, May 15, to discuss important changes for teachers and students. The board approved moving the Performing Arts Academy from Comeaux High School to Lafayette High. The proposal…
Are Lafayette teachers getting a raise? Depends on tonight's school board meeting
The Lafayette Parish School Board is set to discuss, and possibly vote on, a proposal to raise teacher salaries and implement an incentive stipend packagea move district leaders say will help attract and retain quality educators while reinforcing the parish's reputation as one of the top school systems in Louisiana.Superintendent Francis Touchet said the salary increase is part of a broader plan to make the district more competitive statewide.We…
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