November 13, 2026 - School Board Work Session

Noblesville Schools held a November 13, 2026, school board work session to review the tentative teacher contract before a scheduled board vote on November 17. The superintendent described the interest-based bargaining process and proposed a one-year agreement. Key compensation changes include raising starting salaries from $48,000 to $52,000 on the bachelor’s scale and from $49,000 to $53,000 on the master’s scale, along with a one-time loyalty payment for teachers at the top of the scale: $1,500 plus $112.50 per year of experience. If approved, new pay rates and applicable catch-up payments were expected in December 11 paychecks. The board did not vote on the contract during this work session.

Other proposed changes include paid maternity-leave provisions, automatic sick-leave-bank enrollment for current teachers, additional experience credit for speech-language pathologists, and enhanced substitute pay eligibility for teachers affected by a reduction in force. The agreement also creates a committee to study preparation time, class sizes, and caseloads. The district said it would present separate recommended increases for other employee groups at the November 17 meeting. No procurement activity was identified.