Pay raise for RPS board members - for the first time since 1985 - passes Now, they'll receive $16,000 each year, with the school board chair being granted an additional $1,600 for the additional work the role requires. Posted: May 19, 2021 6:15 AM Updated: May 19, 2021 8:24 AM Posted By: Anthony Monzon ROCHESTER, Minn. - Members of the Rochester Public School Board have approved a pay raise for themselves. Board members have been given the same $7,200 annual stipend since 1985. Now, they'll receive $16,000 each year, with the school board chair being granted an additional $1,600 for the additional work the role requires. The change comes after a committee looking into the stipends recommended they be increased in order to keep up with inflation and cost of living.