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Classified employees, substitutes press board for contract and pay changes

Wenatchee School District Board of Directors · October 30, 2025
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Multiple classified staff and substitute teachers used public comment to urge the board to support negotiations for better wages and pay timing; speakers cited retention concerns, medical responsibilities in classrooms, lack of a nurse at Lincoln Elementary, and delayed substitute pay.

Several classified employees and substitute teachers told the board Oct. 28 that they need better compensation and a concluded contract for the 2025–26 school year.

Heidi Neece, a parent and school staff member at Lincoln Elementary, described providing care to medically fragile students and said the school has no nurse on site, creating higher responsibilities for classroom staff.

Chris Riewald, who works in special programs at the district office, spoke…

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