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Classified employees ask board for answers after administrator pay adjustments
Summary
The Fairborn Classified Employees Association asked the board to explain a Sept. 5 pay-schedule item that Fazia said awarded central office directors and others a 3% raise; board members said they would investigate and report back.
Gretchen Fazia, president of the Fairborn Classified Employees Association and a district employee, addressed the board during public comment on Oct. 3 to ask for clarity about a salary-schedule action taken at the Sept. 5 meeting.
Fazia said the board had approved a revised administrator salary schedule effective Aug. 1, 2024 and that, in her view, the line item “awarded the central office directors, the high school principal, the assistant superintendent, and the PR grant writer an additional 3% pay raise.” She told the board association members felt “discouraged and disheartened” and said she had asked for reasons for the decision but had not yet received answers.
Fazia also referenced an earlier payment related to union negotiations, saying she was told the assistant treasurer had been awarded $17,000 in additional monies after negotiations; she said the association wanted explanations for those changes.
A board representative acknowledged the comment and said the matter "is still being looked at" and that the board would discuss it further and provide answers, but no specific timeline or corrective action was announced during the meeting.
No formal vote or board amendment to the salary schedule was taken during public comment; the presentation served as a request for information and follow-up from the board. The board did not dispute the factual claims during the meeting but also did not provide detailed documentation on the floor.
