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Oregon City board votes 5-2 to deny teachers' grievance over extra‑duty pay schedule
Summary
At a special Aug. 25 hearing the Oregon City School Board denied an OCEA grievance alleging violations of Article 22 of the collective bargaining agreement, after teachers testified about pay disparities in stipends for extracurricular duties and district staff described ongoing work on job descriptions and a committee to review stipends.
The Oregon City School Board on Monday, Aug. 25, voted 5‑2 to deny a grievance from the Oregon City Education Association alleging that the district violated Article 22 of the collective bargaining agreement by adding, removing and paying extra‑duty stipends without formal process.
The grievance, presented by a spokesperson for the Oregon City Education Association (OCEA), sought to require the district to align the actual extra‑duty payments with the schedule in the contract and to create a clear, written process for adding or removing stipends. Teachers from Oregon City High School and feeder schools testified that the district’s practice had produced persistent pay disparities between athletics and academic and arts activities.
The teachers’ testimony illustrated the complaint’s scope. Jory Jones, drama teacher at Oregon City High School, described the time commitment for productions and said, “That is roughly 200 hours of work,…
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