School board finalizes pay increase for classified staff, approves superintendent pay increase

Summerland School Board of Education members approved pay increases for three categories of classified staff members and finalized the superintendent’s contract during the May 16 meeting.

Board president Steven Thiele said the Negotiations Committee met in April and reviewed items under consideration with Superintendent Kyle Finke.

“We wanted to reconvene this month because of a new state law that will take effect over the next three years as it relates to minimum wage,” Thiele said.

By 2026, per state law, minimum wage will reach $15 per hour.

The committee requested Finke and business manage...