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Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools salary schedule, 2026–27

VerifiedVerified 10 November 2026Cass Lake, Minnesota

What it takes to move across the schedule in Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools, what the move is worth, and where the district says so. Every figure and rule here is quoted from the district's own documents.

Where are you on the schedule?

Moving across the schedule

Credits that count

Graduate-level only

Yes. Credits must be graduate-level.

“Credits to be considered for application on any lane of the salary schedule must be graduate credits germane to the teaching assignment according to the best judgment of the Superintendent.”

Source: 2025 2027 CLEA Contract ↗, page 6

Related to your field

Yes. Credits must relate to your teaching field or assignment.

“must be graduate credits germane to the teaching assignment according to the best judgment of the Superintendent”

Source: 2025 2027 CLEA Contract ↗, page 6

Approval

Approval before you enrol

Required.

“must be approved by the Superintendent in writing, prior to the taking of the course”

Source: 2025 2027 CLEA Contract ↗, page 6

How to get approval

Approved in writing by the Superintendent prior to taking the course.

“must be approved by the Superintendent in writing, prior to the taking of the course”

Source: 2025 2027 CLEA Contract ↗, page 6

Deadline

Deadline to submit

Official transcript to the Superintendent's office by September 1st or February 1st each year.

“providing an official transcript of qualified credits is submitted to the Superintendent's office no later than September 1st (salary effective September 15), or February 1st (salary effective February 15) of each year”

Source: 2025 2027 CLEA Contract ↗, page 6

When the raise starts

When it starts

September 15 for transcripts submitted by September 1; February 15 for transcripts submitted by February 1.

“no later than September 1st (salary effective September 15), or February 1st (salary effective February 15) of each year”

Source: 2025 2027 CLEA Contract ↗, page 6

Limits

Moves per year

2 a year.

“Individual contracts will be modified to reflect qualified lane changes twice each year”

Source: 2025 2027 CLEA Contract ↗, page 6

Not stated: ask HR

The district's documents leave these 8 open. Ask before you pay for a course, and ask for the answer in writing.

  1. Does district professional development count toward a column?
  2. Do in-service hours count?
  3. Do CEUs count?
  4. Are online courses accepted, and from which providers?
  5. What accreditation must the college or university have?
  6. Is the raise paid back to the date I finished the credits?
  7. Is there a limit on how old a credit can be?
  8. Is there a lifetime cap on credits or column moves?

The salary schedule

Salary Schedule B 2026-2027. 2026–27. Pick your position above to mark it.

Salary Schedule B 2026-2027 2026–27
StepBABA+10BA+20BA+30BA+40/MAMA+10MA+20
1$54,233$55,883$57,531$59,185$60,837$62,488$64,136
2$55,471$57,120$58,773$60,423$62,075$63,724$65,374
3$56,709$58,361$60,010$61,660$63,313$64,962$66,612
4$58,113$59,763$61,416$63,067$64,715$66,367$68,015
5$61,086$62,736$64,385$66,035$67,686$69,336$70,989
6$62,488$64,136$65,789$67,437$69,091$70,788$72,390
7$63,891$65,541$67,191$68,842$70,490$72,142$73,792
8$65,294$66,943$68,595$70,245$71,772$75,427$78,330
9$68,678$70,326$71,979$73,628$75,280$78,812$81,728
10$70,163$71,812$73,464$75,113$76,764$80,294$83,200
11$71,649$73,297$74,947$76,598$78,249$81,778$84,681
12$73,134$74,785$76,434$78,086$79,736$83,267$86,170
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Source: 2025 2027 CLEA Contract ↗, page 25 · Verified 10 November 2026 · Report an error

Where this comes from

Published by the district. We keep a copy of each document as it was on the day we read it, and every amount on this page was checked against that copy.