(KNZA)--The Hiawatha School Board, in a special meeting Monday morning, approved a negotiated agreement with teachers for the 2022-23 school year.

Under the agreement, Superintendent Lonnie Moser said teachers will receive an average 3.7 percent pay increase.

Moser said no change was made to the base salary.  Instead, he said the salary schedule was adjusted. Moser said the adjustment condenses the overall length ( in years) of the schedule. He said that means, in theory, a teacher could reach higher salary levels a bit earlier than before.

The teachers association has approved the agreement.