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Teachers and union representatives urge Lake County School Board to use reserves to boost pay
Summary
Union and teacher public comments urged the board to consider using district reserves to improve pay and retain staff; the superintendent clarified the district’s budgeted fund balance is currently about 3% (not 15%), with an anticipated maximum of about 8% by year‑end.
Speakers at the public‑comment portion of the Lake County School Board meeting on Nov. 10 urged the district to use reserve funds to support educator pay and retention.
Jessica Sawicki of the Lake County Education Association read a message from LCEA president Elizabeth Emery and asked the board whether funds from the district’s reserves could be directed to help attract and retain instructional and non‑instructional staff. "I urge you to remember that investing…
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