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Maintenance staff warn district losses threaten repairs, board hears HR update
Summary
Maintenance and operations employees told the school board they are losing skilled workers to higher pay elsewhere and warned continued vacancies and misclassification increase safety and financial risks; HR and the superintendent outlined recruitment, mentorship and operational hiring steps.
Maintenance and operations staff told the Ferguson-Florissant School District Board of Education on Tuesday that pay, misclassification and unfilled positions are causing experienced employees to leave and creating safety and financial risk for the district. The board heard the concerns during public comment and then received staffing updates from human resources.
The district’s office manager of operations and maintenance, Debbie Weaver, told the board she has worked for the district more than 18 years and said neighboring districts are “poaching our staff with better pay and proper classifications.” She said the department recently saved the district “over $60,000” on in-house repairs but that losing technicians raises the risk of…
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