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Just five days after the passage of the school funding Proposition 123 was announced, the Flagstaff Unified School District governing board approved a staff compensation plan contingent on the measure, adding a retroactive 1 percent raise plus a flat increase for most FUSD teachers for the 2015-2016 school year.

The plan, presented by Human Resources Director Dietrich Sauer and Flagstaff Education Association President Derek Born, a teacher at Coconino High School, works to increase the base salary of all faculty and staff in the district while rewarding those who remained in the district during years of salary freezes.

Despite unanimous approval from the governing board, district Finance Director Scott Walmer said there has not been any announcement or timeline yet about when districts will receive the Prop. 123 money. FUSD is expecting to receive about $1.7 million in the 2015-2016 fiscal year to give employees a retroactive raise at the end of the year.

The plan includes guidelines for employee compensation for both the 2015-2016 year and 2016-2017 school year, and was approved by members of the district’s negotiations and voice committees, which are made up of people from various departments within the district.

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