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Caledonia community speakers urge swift teacher contract settlement and higher pay
Summary
Multiple residents and teachers urged Caledonia Community Schools to finalize teacher contracts and raise pay, saying current offers leave teachers behind peer districts and risk staff shortages; speakers emphasized classroom impacts and urged the board to prioritize settlements.
Residents, parents and longtime teachers urged the Caledonia Community Schools Board of Education on Aug. 19 to finalize teacher contracts and increase pay to retain staff.
At the meeting’s public-comment period, several speakers described teachers as the district’s “lifeblood” and said delayed contract settlement and modest offers have left educators feeling undervalued. “Our teachers deserve better,” one commenter said, calling…
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