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Parents and union leaders press board over cuts, benefits and a proposed six‑figure assistant BA hire
Summary
Multiple public commenters and union representatives criticized the board’s budget choices, citing 43 support‑staff vacancies, cuts to benefits affecting 20‑plus year employees, and a proposed assistant business administrator salary described by one union member as roughly $130,000; superintendent and trustees defended the budgeted role and said it was necessary for fiscal compliance.
A wave of public comment at the Washington Township board meeting focused on the district’s budget and staffing decisions, with union leaders and parents urging the board to restore benefits to long‑service support staff and to explain proposed administrative pay levels.
Shireen Ducasse, a Washington Township Education Association middle‑school officer, told trustees she was "surprised and truly surprised" to see the district considering hiring an assistant business administrator at "about a $130,000" starting salary and questioned that decision while…
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