Pay for School Department administrators and nonunion employees ranges from $24,900 a year to $137,500 annually.
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The School Committee has authorized School Superintendent Russell D. Johnston to give the same cost-of-living raises this year to School Department administrators and non-union employees as those awarded to teachers for this fiscal year.
That means those 45 employees, including Johnston, could get 1 percent raises retroactive to July 1 as well as a second round of 1 percent raises effective Jan. 1, 2013.
The School Committee voted 6-0 Tuesday to give Johnston the authority to tap $40,000 in the budget to do that. It also voted unanimously to let him use another $5,000 to give additional pay increases that will ensure salaries are competitive with those in nearby communities.
“We feel it is important to keep our salaries competitive,” School Committee member Nancy M. Farrell, who made both motions, said.
Voting in favor of the motions were Farrell, Mayor Gregory C. Neffinger, Michelle M. Serafino, Patricia A. Garbacik, Dr. Joseph Foresi Jr., and Kathleen A. Alevras. School Committee member Joey Sutton was absent.
The salaries for administrators and non-union School Department employees range from $24,900 a year for a speech language pathologist assistant to $137,500 annually for the school superintendent.