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Residents urge more equitable distribution of millage funds for support staff; union survey and MOU cited
Summary
Public commenters at the St. Johns County School Board meeting urged the board to revisit how millage funds and an MOU would be distributed to non‑instructional employees, arguing the current plan produces unequal percentage increases across different work schedules.
Several residents used the public‑comment period to urge the school board to reconsider proposed distribution of millage funds intended for support staff and to highlight concerns about teacher pay and salary compression.
Kate Dowdy, speaking from the auditorium, called attention to teacher pay in St. Johns County and contrasted district wealth with teacher compensation: "Our teachers are below average in pay in a state that is 50th in the nation for pay," she said. Dowdy asked the board to consider how employees will feel if the district hires a new superintendent at a markedly…
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