(KNZA)--The Prairie Hills USD 113 Board of Education approved a tentative agreement with teachers for the 2023-24 school year when they met Monday evening.

Under the agreement, Superintendent Todd Evans said the base salary for a beginning teacher will increase $2,000 from $41,000 to $43,000—a 4.9 percent increase.

The agreement still must be approved by the Prairie Hills Education Association.

The Board also approved a 4.9 percent salary increase for administrators.