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Educators Reach Tentative Contract Agreement In Rapid City

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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Educators and the school board in Rapid City have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract for teachers in the upcoming school year.

The Rapid City Board of Education says the agreement reached Thursday night will divert funding intended for construction projects to boost teacher pay in the district.

Contract negotiations began in March, but reached an impasse in May. KOTA-TV reports that the Rapid City Education Association has agreed to the deal but it still must be approved by rank-and-file teachers.

The school board says teachers will be granted all “step-increases” they’ve earned during their tenures, which it says will correct for previous years in which budgetary restrictions prevented such increases.

School board president Jim Hansen says the negotiations focused on “strengthening the compensation” offered for teachers.

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