Is it true that Bloomington School District pays teachers more than neighboring districts?
Bloomington experienced a huge wave of teacher retirements about 10 years ago, and committed to hiring the best and brightest young teachers to work with our students. By deleting the lowest steps of the teacher salary schedule, Bloomington offered one of the highest starting teacher salaries in the state. To remain competitive, other districts followed our strategy. Top pay for teachers in the major southwest metro school districts is comparable. Our hiring strategy for new teachers has paid off.
