LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– The Lafayette Parish School Board has reached a decision to increase pay for all teachers within the parish.
With the item approved, teachers would receive a starting salary of $50,000, which is $2,000 more than any other starting pay in the district.
These salary increases are from savings in LPSS’ budget from the district office optimization and consolidation and staffing adjustments. This comes after feedback was received from two teacher focus groups, four informational meetings at school sites, and multiple advisory panels about the impact of the increase in salary…