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Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton salary schedule, 2026–27

VerifiedVerified 9 November 2026Janesville, Minnesota

What it takes to move across the schedule in Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, 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

No. Undergraduate credits can count.

“Undergraduate credits and/orvocational credits will be considered acceptable for pre-approval if:”

Source: Contract on drive.google.com ↗, page 7

Accreditation

Must be taken at an accredited college or university.

“must be taken at an accredited college or university.”

Source: Contract on drive.google.com ↗, page 8

Approval

Approval before you enrol

Required.

“All credits must be pre-approved by the Superintendent in writing.”

Source: Contract on drive.google.com ↗, page 7

How to get approval

Pre-approved in writing by the Superintendent.

“All credits must be pre-approved by the Superintendent in writing.”

Source: Contract on drive.google.com ↗, page 7

Deadline

Deadline to submit

Official transcript due by quarterly dates: Sept 5 (100%), Nov 15 (75%), Jan 30 (50%), Mar 30 (25%); after Mar 30 considered the following school year.

“Credits submitted by official transcript after March 30”

Source: Contract on drive.google.com ↗, page 8

When the raise starts

When it starts

Contracts modified four times a year; prorated increase depends on the quarterly transcript due date.

“Individual contracts will be modified to reflect qualified lane changes four times every year.”

Source: Contract on drive.google.com ↗, page 8

Not stated: ask HR

The district's documents leave these 9 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. Do credits have to relate to my teaching field?
  6. Is the raise paid back to the date I finished the credits?
  7. How often can I move columns in a year?
  8. Is there a limit on how old a credit can be?
  9. Is there a lifetime cap on credits or column moves?

The salary schedule

Base Pay Year 2 of the Contract. 2026–27. Pick your position above to mark it.

Base Pay Year 2 of the Contract 2026–27
StepBABA10BA20BA30BA40/MAMA9MA18MA27
Base Pay$49,412$50,316$51,221$52,123$53,030$53,935$54,839$55,744

Source: Contract on drive.google.com ↗, page 28 · Verified 9 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.