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Board approves multi-year vendor agreements for paraprofessionals, substitutes and nursing coverage; board raises pay and staffing concerns
Summary
The board approved a three-year CREST contract that raised paraprofessional pay and set future minimum increases, kept Kelly Services substitute terms unchanged while adding ESY coverage, and retained GHR nursing coverage; board members pressed administration for paras' pay competitiveness and turnover data.
The Boyertown Area School District Board of Directors approved three vendor agreements covering paraprofessionals, substitute teachers and supplemental nursing coverage and heard board concerns about paraprofessional pay and turnover.
Administration presented a three-year agreement with CREST that includes a straight $1.25 hourly increase for paraprofessionals this year (effectively less than a 3% plus $1 scenario), a reduction in the vendor's upcharge from 11% to 10%, and contract language locking in a minimum 2% and maximum 3% annual increase for the next two…
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