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Public commenters press board to raise local teacher supplement and act on reparations and staff proposals
Summary
Speakers urged Asheville City Schools to advocate for a bigger local pay supplement and a move to a flat dollar amount, to implement community reparations recommendations in curriculum and discipline reform, and described staff meet‑and‑confer proposals on inclement weather and telework policies.
Three in‑person public commenters used the board’s public comment period to press the district on pay, reparations and labor proposals.
Soren Petersen told the board the local teacher pay supplement is overdue for a meaningful increase. Petersen said that, a decade ago, starting teachers in Asheville earned roughly $11,000 above a living wage, but that by the 2021–22 fiscal year the local living wage exceeded starting teacher pay. He said the local supplement has only increased about 2 percent in five years while local cost‑of‑living…
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