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Cheyenne teachers urge district action on pay, substitutes, student behavior and a four-day week
Summary
Educators from the Cheyenne Teachers Education Association urged the Laramie County School District #1 board on June 2 to act on teacher pay structure, substitute shortages, student behavior and to explore a four-day school week as tools to recruit and retain staff.
Educators who spoke during public comment at the Laramie County School District #1 board meeting on June 2 asked trustees to take immediate steps to address teacher retention, the substitute shortage, student behavior, and to explore a four-day school week as a retention and instructional strategy.
Representatives from the Cheyenne Teachers Education Association made multiple presentations. “We need to bring back the salary schedule joint committee with the full intention of rolling out the new salary schedule for the 26–27 school year,” Dylan Ford, speaking for the association, said. Ford said the district’s salary schedule still uses fixed-dollar step increases set in the 1990s and that the structure does not keep pace with current compensation markets or…
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