Voters pass Lee's Summit funding measure to raise teacher salaries
Voters approved the Lee’s Summit School District’s Proposition C property tax funding measure that would provide around $4 million to pay for raises for teachers and staff.
Unofficial election results from Jackson County, Cass County and Kansas City on Tuesday night showed around 60% of votes cast in favor of the ballot measure.
In asking voters to approve the measure, the district said that its teacher pay lags behind other area school districts. The district said its teacher starting pay of $44,180 ranks 13th out of 22 Kansas City-area school districts.
The measure asked district voters to OK a full waiver of an operating tax rollback. Passing that, the district said, would generate between $3 million and $4.5 million each year to fund increases in teacher and staff salaries and benefits. The district said the measure would cost a homeowner around $23.90 more each year for each $100,000 of home value.
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