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Public commenters call for higher teacher pay, racial equity audits and staff-policy changes
Summary
Three in-person public commenters urged the board to increase the local teacher pay supplement, adopt reparations-commission recommendations for curriculum and discipline, and continue meet-and-confer work that seeks policy changes for non-instructional staff.
At the Asheville City Schools Board of Education meeting, three in-person public commenters urged board action on teacher compensation, equity and district staff policies.
Soren Petersen, who has addressed local elected bodies on teacher pay in prior meetings, urged the board to increase the cityfunded local pay supplement and to change its structure from a percentage to a fixed dollar amount. Petersen summarized economic context and turnover and asked the board to "make the adjustments that we've needed over the past 5 years with the local tax free appraisal. And second, change to a dollar amount…
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