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Public commenters push board to review starting pay and question outsourcing of special-education services
Summary
Public commenters provided a confidential list requesting review of five recent hires' starting pay, and urged the board to consider training in-house staff rather than outsourcing services like those from DeNovi.
During the public-comment portion of the Dec. 11 meeting, community members asked the board to review the starting pay for five employees hired since July and raised concerns about outsourcing special-education services.
Speaker 14 (Chrissy Cozard) said she had a confidential list of five people hired since July and asked the board to check whether they had been started at the correct salary; she offered the list to the board for review. "I have a list of 5 people who have been hired since July that I would like to call into question the rate of pay that they were started on," Speaker 14 said, adding she did not want names made public in the meeting.
Later in public comment, Speaker 16 (Carrie Capio) asked whether the district is still using DeNovi for functional-behavior assessments and recommended considering Interactive Kids full time. Speaker 14 also urged the district to train and certify in-house assistants rather than paying outside vendors: "We could have our own staff doing that. Pay them to learn how to do this."
Separately, the board ratified a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Washington Township Professional Association (WTPA) during the meeting by roll call; a small number of members abstained. District staff and board members said they would follow up on requested personnel-pay reviews and clarify any apparent agenda typographical errors related to position numbers.
