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Community member urges board to reconsider 2.5% nonunion administrative raises amid program cuts
Summary
Angie Punda criticized a proposed 2.5% raise for nonunion administrative staff and urged the board to prioritize classroom needs, saying the district has cut programs while awarding raises and reorganizations that increased admin pay.
During the public-comment period at the June 10 Evergreen Public Schools board meeting, community member Angie Punda spoke against a newly posted resolution proposing 2.5% raises for nonunion administrative staff.
Punda said the district is "in constant decline," citing program and staff cuts while administrators receive raises. She told the board, "if this resolution is approved tonight in the last 5 years, you all will have given 16.9% in raises to the admins who do not directly interact with our students," and urged directors to engage more with voters and families about spending priorities. Punda also said she has reviewed public records and has had difficulty getting clear responses to community questions.
Punda's remarks occurred during the public-comment period; the transcript does not record a board response to that comment at the time it was given. Board members later noted they had received emails on the topic and one director said bargaining-unit increases were expected to be about 5 percent next year.
Ending
Punda concluded by asking the board to "take this to heart" and to work to interact with the community about priorities if the board proceeds with the proposed raises.
