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Kindergarten aides urge board to raise part-time pay, request training stipends
Summary
A kindergarten aide told the Ellington Board of Education on Aug. 27 that part-time paraprofessionals perform extensive classroom and behavioral work yet earn less than advertised minimums and asked the board to consider pay and training changes.
Caitlin Trub, a kindergarten aide at Crystal Lake School, told the Ellington Board of Education on Aug. 27 that paraprofessionals perform physically and emotionally demanding work and should be compensated to reflect those duties. “We are not asking for benefits or even PTO. We fully understand those are the perks of working 33.75 hours a week,” Trub said during the public comment period. She urged the board to examine pay for part-time aides and to…
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