Our school district received a 5% COLA adjustment from the State but only offered the teachers a 1.75% raise. This comes after last year’s 1% raise. Keep in mind our district was the only one to open up in September 2020 while no other districts went back until March or April. Some neighboring districts were shut down all year. Assuming a $65,000 salary and 185 work days, the raise comes out to about $6.00 a day, enough gas to get you and from work (our gas price is $6.00+ a gallon). We are one of the richest districts in the county and flush with reserves. Most teachers can’t afford to live in the city they work in and they wonder why no one wants to work here.