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St. Cloud Public School District salary schedule, 2026–27

VerifiedVerified 9 November 2026Waite Park, Minnesota

What it takes to move across the schedule in St. Cloud Public School District, 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.

“must include a minimum of 2/3rd graduate credits, a maximum of 1/3rd undergraduate credits”

Source: Contract on employment.isd742.org ↗, page 17

Related to your field

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

“including a statement of relevancy for each course”

Source: Contract on employment.isd742.org ↗, page 17

Accreditation

Courses must be from an accredited college or university.

“from an accredited college or university”

Source: Contract on employment.isd742.org ↗, page 17

Approval

Approval before you enrol

Required.

“obtain pre-approval of the proposed course work”

Source: Contract on employment.isd742.org ↗, page 17

How to get approval

Complete the Professional Advancement Record and obtain pre-approval from the supervising principal, including a statement of relevancy; denial may be appealed in writing to the Assistant Superintendent.

“obtain pre-approval of the proposed course work”

Source: Contract on employment.isd742.org ↗, page 17

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. When does the new salary start after I qualify?
  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

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

2026-2027 2026–27
StepBABA+10BA+20BA+30BA+40MAMA+10MA+20MA+30MA+40
1––––––––––
2$50,876$53,555$56,234$58,918$61,597$61,597$64,278$66,956$69,637$72,316
3$52,532$55,396$58,262$61,125$63,989$63,989$66,853$69,712$72,577$75,441
4$55,025$57,237$60,282$63,334$66,382$66,382$69,424$72,471$75,518$78,564
5$56,652$59,085$62,314$65,540$68,772$68,772$72,000$75,231$78,463$81,690
6$56,652$59,085$62,314$65,540$68,772$69,968$73,291$76,606$79,933$83,257
7$56,652$59,085$62,314$67,745$71,169$71,169$74,584$77,983$81,405$84,824
8$56,652$59,085$64,340$67,745$71,169$72,363$75,871$79,362$82,875$86,388
9$56,652$59,085$64,340$69,956$71,169$73,556$77,160$80,740$84,346$87,951
10$56,652$59,085$64,340$69,956$73,556$75,111$78,803$82,479$86,174$90,752
11$56,652$59,085$64,340$69,956$76,666$76,666$80,451$84,216$88,004$93,552

Source: Contract on employment.isd742.org ↗, page 62 · 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.