Jordan School District is once again planning to raise teachers’ salaries — the second phase to an already substantial pay increase announced in 2017 that kicked off a “salary war” among some of Utah’s largest districts.
Under the pay proposal, all Jordan teachers will received a flat $2,500 pay raise for the 2018-19 school year in addition to regularly scheduled cost-of-living adjustments, school board members announced Thursday.
The plans, subject to approval by the district’s teachers’ union, would also raise starting salaries for new teachers from $40,000 to $42,800, while creating additional pay opportunities by setting aside $3 million for grants and letting teachers apply for up to another $3,000 each based on exemplary work.