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Bossier Parish committee approves state-funded pay supplements for special education teachers
Summary
The finance/policy committee approved state-funded differentiated compensation guidelines to supplement special education teachers: $2,500 for specialty classrooms, $1,500 for inclusion/non-specialty classrooms, and a third category for 'Great' program teachers. Payments will be split into two installments and require no local funding.
District presenter (Speaker 2) told the committee the board is being asked to approve guidelines for state-differentiated compensation targeted to special education teachers, a program now in its third year in the district. "This funding is very specific from the state," Speaker 2 said, and may address one of the state-defined critical shortage areas, including special education.
Under the guidelines presented, the district will propose a $2,500 annual supplement for teachers in specialty special education classrooms (including transition and early…
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