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Registrars, classified staff urge PCSSD to include pay increases; district hears impacts on enrollment and retention
Summary
Several district registrars and classified staff told the PCSSD board on May 13 that starting pay and step ranges are too low to recruit and retain staff. Speakers provided local wage comparisons and asked the board to pursue state funding and reclassification.
A string of registrars and classified staff used public comment at the May 13 Pulaski County Special School District board meeting to press for inclusion in pay increases and to describe retention problems tied to low wages.
Registrars from multiple PCSSD schools described jobs that have grown in scope and importance — enrolling students, maintaining permanent records and ensuring accurate district funding data — and said their current starting wage makes it difficult to retain experienced employees. “Annually that’s $21,000 a year,” said Michelle Williams, a registrar at Mills High and Mills Middle, describing the $12.04 hourly starting rate currently listed for PCSSD registrars. Williams compared that figure to neighboring pay scales, saying Little Rock’s starting hourly…
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