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Classified staff, special‑education aides and teachers urge higher pay as vacancies bite
Summary
Multiple classified employees, instructional assistants and teachers addressed the board during public comment to describe vacancy pressures, low starting wages and safety concerns in MSD classrooms.
A series of public commenters at the March 18 meeting urged the Jefferson County Board of Education to raise classified staff pay and address persistent vacancies, particularly for instructional assistants in MSD (moderate and severe disabilities) classrooms.
Speakers and main points: Ashley Holmquist, an ECE instructional assistant at Phoenix School of Discovery, described a shortage of classified staff and low starting pay. She said "the starting hourly rate for classified staff is less than $15 an hour," noted rising local costs and asked the district to increase the starting…
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