Board approves staff handbooks and updates to teacher‑assistant hours and a new assistant business manager role
Summary
The board approved five staff handbooks for 2025–26, updated salary scales, included new teacher‑assistant hour charts in the TCARN handbook and added an assistant business manager position to the Other Support Personnel handbook.
Arlington Heights School District 25 on Aug. 19 approved five staff handbooks for the 2025–26 school year, including updates to salary scales, teacher‑assistant work‑hour charts and the addition of a new assistant business manager job classification.
Kendra (last name not specified in the transcript) presented the handbooks and said annual salary adjustments were added where appropriate. The TCARN handbook (teacher assistant and registered nurse handbook) now includes charts showing the different categories and work hours for teacher assistants that the board approved earlier; the Other Support Personnel (OSP) handbook added a new assistant business manager position.
Kevin moved approval; the motion passed on roll call 7–0. Kendra thanked staff and acknowledged the role of these employee groups in daily operations. The board’s vote approved the handbooks as submitted and directed staff to publish the updated materials.

