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Classified staff press Lee County Board of Education for raises; board vows to seek county help
Summary
Classified employees urged the Lee County Board of Education to fully fund long-promised pay increases and greater pay transparency; the board said it funded one-quarter of a proposed plan and will pursue county funding through a proposed "5 on 5" committee.
Classified employees urged the Lee County Board of Education on Monday evening to finish a multi-year effort to raise pay and to provide clear pay scales and paycheck transparency.
"All we ask is to quit being told and start being shown," said April Stone, a classified employee who listed examples she said reduced take-home pay and described being forced into dual roles such as teaching assistant and bus driver. Stone warned that a county reimbursement request of $640,125.34 could reduce funds available for classified raises.
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