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Carteret County teachers ask commissioners for 13% pay supplement during public comments
Summary
Multiple teachers and education supporters urged the Board of Commissioners to increase the local teacher pay supplement to 13%, saying current supplements lag neighboring counties and contribute to recruitment and retention problems.
Several Carteret County public school teachers and education supporters used the May 19 public-comment period to urge the Board of Commissioners to increase the county’s teacher supplement to 13 percent, paid evenly across paychecks.
Speakers said low supplements are driving teachers away and forcing many to hold multiple jobs. Trisha Vaklobal, a special-education teacher at West Carter High School, said teachers "stay in teaching not because we aren't qualified for something else,…
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