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Waukegan translators urge reclassification, say pay lags compared with market
Summary
District translators told the Board that their job was excluded from the 2024 nonunion salary study, that their duties require a bachelor’s degree and state interpreter training, and they asked the board to reexamine their grade and compensation.
Alexandra Mora, one of Waukegan Public Schools’ district translators, told the Board of Education on June 10 that the district’s translator position was not included in the 2024 nonunion salary study and that the current grade assignment does not reflect the work or required qualifications.
Mora said the translator post is a 12‑month, district‑wide role that requires a bachelor’s degree and specialized interpreter training, and she said the pay “falls way below” comparable wages. “Most [comparable] positions were not 12 months and they were not district wide,” she said,…
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