HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – The Board of Education covered a lot of ground during their most recent meeting by approving the next salary schedule for employees, discussing a potential hard hit to incoming federal funding, and extending the superintendent’s contract through 2030.
Director of Finance Jessica Darnell presented the 2026-27 salary schedule for board approval during the May 21 meeting. A Salary Committee collaborated at various meetings to create the schedule for all district employees, comprised of around fifteen individuals from different levels of employment at CCPS.
According to Darnell, there are no major changes to next year’s salary schedule and there are no across the board raises on the table for teachers in the district. However, licensed practical nurses and registered nurses working in schools will receive a pay increase of $2.93 per hour in an attempt to make their pay more competitive…