Teachers in the Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) Schools will see a pay increase in 2017.  As a result of bargaining between school administrators and the Hamilton Southeastern Education Association, an agreement was reached and ratified by a vote of the teachers. The HSE School Board approved the pact at the Monday night session.

The agreement calls for an average 3.26% pay increase for HSE teachers.  Teachers on the lower end of the pay scale will receive a 3% increase, those at the high end will see a raise of 3.75%, and a group of teachers in between will see a 3.5% raise.

The contract is for one year because state law does not allow such agreements to extend out further than the state’s 2-year budget cycle.  State lawmakers will enact a 2-year budget in the 2017 session.

The raise will go into effect in January of 2017.