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DPS board approves retro pay for social workers and nurses, adopts salary-administration policy as county funding falls short of district request
Summary
The board approved retroactive local master's-pay supplements for school social workers and an $80 monthly local supplement for DPS-employed school nurses for 2024-25, adopted a new salary-administration policy and discussed budget prioritization after county commissioners provided less local funding than requested.
The Durham Public Schools Board on June 26 approved several compensation and policy items affecting school-employed social workers and nurses, adopted a new salary-administration policy, and reviewed district budget priorities after county funding came in below the district request.
The board voted unanimously to authorize retroactive local master—s-pay-style supplements for school social workers (including McKinney-Vento liaisons employed by DPS) for August 2024 through May 2025, and to authorize an $80-per-month local supplement for Durham Public Schools-employed nurses covering the same months. Administration said the retroactive payments affect roughly…
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