By Clayton Ledger in Board of Education — 19 Feb 2026

Clayton Board of Education — February 19: a new classified-staff pay structure

The board approved a new pay structure and tuition reimbursement for classified staff, adopted three employee policies, and reviewed facilities and assessment plans as the bond campaign advanced.

What happened

The School District of Clayton Board of Education met on February 19 and approved a new pay structure and a tuition-reimbursement benefit for its classified staff. The board also adopted three employee policies on their second reading, took the first readings of two more, and heard updates on the facilities plan and the district's annual assessment report.

What the board decided

The board's two compensation actions both concerned classified staff — the district's non-certificated employees. On separate motions, it approved a new Classified Staff Pay/Salary Structure and a Classified Staff Tuition Reimbursement Structure. Each motion was made by Ms. Chris Win, seconded by Mr. Jason Growe, and carried with all members voting aye.

Move to approve the Classified Staff Tuition Reimbursement Structure as presented— February 19, 2026 — Meeting Minutes [#qa00cdbd9]

The board adopted three employee policies on their second reading: Policy GBEBA (Drug Free Workplace), Policy GBEBB (Employee Alcohol and Drug Testing), and Policy GCBA (Professional Staff Compensation), each with recommended changes. The three had their first reading on February 4. The board also heard the first readings of two new policies, KH (Public Gifts to The Schools) and FFA (Memorials on Facilities and Grounds).

What they debated

The votes were unanimous, so the discussion was rationale and questions rather than disagreement. The assessment presentation framed the state report as one part performance and one part continuous improvement, and said this year's report would focus specifically on state data, which the presenters cautioned reflects a single day of testing. By their reading, the district earned full points for achievement across content areas, while at the level of growth the middle school's was below the line and the high school landed where the district hoped.

On facilities, the design team reported that schematic design was complete — that phase ended with a cost review, with further estimates to come in later phases — and walked the board through renovations and an addition at Glenridge, a Career and Technical Education addition and STEM Learning Lab at Clayton High School, and a possible modular campus at the Fontbonne University site.

Also at the meeting

The board recognized Daniel Henderson, the Orchestra teacher and Fine Arts Coordinator, and honored varsity basketball players Sabastian Bolden and Matthew Hurst for a standout season.
Student representative Nina Satorius reported on her meetings with fifth graders across the district's elementary schools.
In committee reports, Dr. Pamela Lyss-Lerman gave an update from the Equity Committee, and Ms. Stacy Siwak described a board walkthrough of a school.
The meeting adjourned at 9:54 p.m..

In context: a bond campaign already under way

The facilities update landed in the middle of the district's Proposition O bond campaign. The board had voted on January 21 to place a $135 million, no-tax-rate-increase bond question on the April 7 ballot, and by January 22 had announced it publicly, noting it had been 16 years since the district last asked voters for a bond.

In the weeks before this meeting the district kept previewing the plan to families. A February letter to residents said the two-year planning process had identified roughly $240 million in needs, and a January special edition highlighted the STEM Learning Lab at the high school — the same project the design team detailed for the board on February 19.

The assessment report is an annual fixture. The board has heard a version of it in past winters, and the presenters noted this year's turned to state performance data after an earlier focus on local results.

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