Rootstown School District employees have agreed to a wage freeze for the upcoming school year. Superintendent Andrew Hawkins predicts the new agreement will save $120,000 as the district searches for ways to cut costs while facing a budget shortfall.

Hawkins said the “total wage freeze” affects all employees, including teachers, administrators and classified workers, and is the third consecutive one-year pay freeze.

After $450,000 in cuts that include teaching jobs and field trips, the district still faces a $600,000 deficit.