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Public commenter urges 5% pay increase for Scott County school employees
Summary
At the board meeting, public commenter Mike Davis urged the board to approve a 5% raise for all district employees, citing staffing shortages and cost-of-living pressures for bus drivers, custodians, cooks and teachers.
Mike Davis told the board he and colleagues want the district to adopt a 5% pay increase for all employees to retain and recruit staff amid difficult economic conditions.
“Right now, they’re asking me to fight for them. … We’re asking for a 5 percent raise for all employees,” Davis said, listing bus drivers, cooks, custodians, aides, secretaries, counselors and teachers as groups needing support. He said educators are leaving the profession because of low pay and cited personal examples of staff choosing between essentials such as groceries and utilities.
Davis said the local education organization he represents added 60 new members during its spring recruitment drive and called Scott County “the fastest growing local in the state of Kentucky” (as reported by the speaker). He credited the board and superintendent for prior efforts, including a local tax passed last year, but said the time has come to be “bold” and use district resources to remain competitive and attract more candidates.
A teacher who identified herself as Grace and spoke after Davis praised the district’s recent personnel and said kitchen staff and custodians deserve better wages; she urged the board to consider replacing contracted custodial staff with full-time employees who live in the county.
Ending: The board thanked the public commenters; no formal motion or board action on a districtwide 5% pay increase was recorded in the meeting transcript.
