Lynchburg City Schools proposes pay increase for teachers, school staff

The proposal will go before the council sometime in March

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Teachers and staff may see an increase in the near future, thanks to a new Lynchburg City Schools budget proposal.

LCS is proposing pay increases for teachers and staff in next year’s budget.

The board calls it the 15-50 plan – raising the minimum wage for classified employees to $15 an hour and starting teacher salaries to $50,000 a year.

School system leaders plan to submit the budget proposal in January or February, and it would go before the council later in March.


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