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Paraprofessional raises, health coverage concerns raised at Palos CCSD 118 meeting
Summary
At the May 14 Palos CCSD 118 meeting a paraprofessional urged the board to address low wages for paraprofessionals and playground supervisors and said a district letter tied a $5,000 pay increase to dropping family health coverage.
Barbara Ketchy, a paraprofessional, told the Palos CCSD 118 Board of Education during public comment that many paraprofessionals and playground supervisors are "unhappy and dissatisfied" with compensation and that a district communication offered a $5,000 pay increase only if employees gave up district family health coverage or paid substantially more for it.
Ketchy said some long‑service paraprofessionals earn about $16.33 to $17 an hour, and she described cases in which newer employees have take‑home pay that she…
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