Kentucky bill would tie school administrator pay increases to teacher raises

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A school administrator's salary may soon depend on teacher salaries in Kentucky.

If passed, Senate Bill 2 would prohibit administrators from receiving a percentage pay increase greater than the average percentage pay increase provided to classroom teachers in their district.

"Classroom teachers are the center of student learning and school success," the bill's sponsor, Sen. Julie Raque Adams, R-Louisville, said. "When compensation decisions favor administrative growth over classroom instruction, it can undermine morale, trust and long-term workforce stability."

The legislation would not eliminate local control over compensation decisions. Additionally, it would not cap salaries or mandate specific pay raises, nor would it "prevent districts from rewarding leadership or compensation for increasing responsibilities provided that those decisions remain balanced and fair to teachers."

"Senate Bill 2 is designed to promote fairness and transparency, support teacher recruitment and retention and reinforce public confidence in education funding decisions," Raque Adams said.

It passed unanimously out of the Senate Education Committee Thursday and now heads to the full Senate for discussion.

To read SB2 and follow along as it moves through the legislature, click here.

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