The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education this week approved a wage increase for non teaching staff. The school board on unanimously “voted to approve the recommendation to increase wages to $20″ an hour for classified employees,

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Board of Education members for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are scheduled to vote Tuesday on a proposal that would increase thousands of employees’ compensation to at least $20 per hour.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education approved a new pay schedule for staff that will raise the district’s minimum wage to $20 per hour.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education unanimously voted on Monday night to approve the recommendation to increase wages to $20 for many Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools classified employees. The Board of Education approved the first of three phases on Monday,

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education leaders voted to to raise the district's minimum wage for staff. With the board's approval on Tuesday, some of the changes will start in February. The vote comes after the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district worked with the firm Hurd Isenhour Lopes (HIL) Consultants in fall of 2023,