The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) Board of Education voted on Monday to unanimously approve an agreement between the District and Madison Teachers Inc. (MTI) to increase staff wages for the 2024–25 contract year.
Per details of the agreement, staff will receive a guaranteed 2.06% increase in base wages, and an additional 2.06% increase contingent on the successful passage of the operations referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot, both retroactive to July 1. The potential 4.12% cumulative increase is the most allowable by Wisconsin law.
“Attracting and retaining staff engaged in the important work of public education starts with fair compensation, and it is my hope that tonight’s vote clearly demonstrates to all MMSD professionals that we value them, we hear them and we want them to remain with us as we move ahead,” said MMSD Board President Nichelle Nichols in a press release announcing the agreement.
The approved wage increase follows months of negotiations between the District and MTI.
