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Teachers, paraprofessionals press Chicopee School Committee on pay, staffing and retention
Summary
Educators and union representatives used public comment and a personnel report to warn the committee of staff shortages and low morale ahead of contract expirations.
Public commenters at the June 18 Chicopee School Committee meeting urged elected members to address pay, staffing and working conditions as multiple bargaining agreements approached expiration.
Speakers representing classroom and support staff described low morale, recruitment difficulties and a high number of job postings. They urged the committee to prioritize contract settlements that they said could stem staff departures.
Ben Eisen, a high school science teacher, told the committee, “By super majority, more than 2 thirds of this committee voted for a robust budget,” and said that a unilateral change in the city’s appropriation had undercut the…
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