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Board considers adding pay step to retain educational interpreters

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District staff proposed adding a fourth pay level for certified educational interpreters to improve retention and reduce costly contract interpreters; the board expressed support and asked questions about staffing levels and recruitment capacity.

Human resources and special education staff asked the board July 14 to approve adding a fourth compensation level for certified educational interpreters to support retention of staff with 10 or more years of district service.

Mike Frias, executive director of human resources, and Jackie Hauser, director of special education, told the board the district currently employs 10…

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