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District weighs stipend, 4% raise or no action to address pay confusion for daily-rate support staff

Dorchester 02 Finance Meeting · September 23, 2024
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Summary

District staff reported a 33% increase in some daily rates and said 131 full-time adult support positions and 26 HRAs are employed; the board asked staff to return two or three costed courses of action, including a targeted stipend or a 4% increase, to resolve communication-related expectations.

Speaker 2, a staff member, told the board the information requested concerned daily rates for HRAs and similar daily-rate support positions and that one recently implemented change represented "a 33% increase in their daily rate." Speaker 2 said the district has added positions and adjusted pay to align with other workers being paid $15 an hour.

The presentation included staffing counts: "I have a 131 full time adult support positions, 26 HRAs at this time," Speaker 2 said. Staff also described benefits eligibility, noting that adult support and health-care…

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