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Rapid City Area School District 51-4 salary schedule, 2026–27

Schedule onlyPay table checked 9 November 2026Rapid City, South Dakota

We've checked this pay table and some of Rapid City Area School District 51-4's rules against the district's own documents. The rest are still being checked.

Where are you on the schedule?

Moving across the schedule

These rules are checked against the district's documents. We're still checking the district's other rules, so this list isn't complete yet.

Credits that count

CEUs

Do not count.

“CEU’s shall not be considered.”

Source: 2026 27 Teacher Negotiated Agreement ↗, page 38

Accreditation

Credit-granting program must be approved by the South Dakota Department of Education for renewal of a teaching certificate.

“Any credit granting program which is approved by the South Dakota Department of Education for renewal of a teaching certificate shall be accepted as meeting District requirements for a lane change.”

Source: 2026 27 Teacher Negotiated Agreement ↗, page 38

Approval

How to get approval

Submit courses in writing to the Office of Staff Development/Human Resources and the PGC, using the designated PGC forms and procedures.

“Requests will be submitted to the PGC in writing, using the designated forms and procedures required by the PGC.”

Source: 2026 27 Teacher Negotiated Agreement ↗, page 38

Deadline

Deadline to submit

September 1 (for recognition of an advanced degree).

“to the Office of Human Resources, on or before September 1”

Source: 2026 27 Teacher Negotiated Agreement ↗, page 34

The salary schedule

2026-27 Appendix A-1 Placement Grid for New Teachers. 2026–27. Pick your position above to mark it.

2026-27 Appendix A-1 Placement Grid for New Teachers 2026–27
StepSalaryMaster'sEdSPhD/EdD
0$46,201$47,301$47,551$47,801
1$46,701$47,801$48,051$48,301
2$47,278$48,378$48,628$48,878
3$48,460$49,560$49,810$50,060
4$49,672$50,772$51,022$51,272
5$50,913$52,013$52,263$52,513
6+$52,186$53,286$53,536$53,786

Source: 2026 27 Teacher Negotiated Agreement ↗, page 47 · Checked 9 November 2026 · Report an error

Other schedules for 2026–27

The district publishes more than one table. Pick the one that covers your job.

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.