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Public commenter urges Board to pass pay increase for staff amid bargaining
Summary
Marin Pinnell, a member of the Fallbrook community, praised staff professionalism and urged the district to finalize salary increases during bargaining, saying a district COLA had been received but not yet delivered to employees.
During the public comment period of the Dec. 10 meeting, Marin Pinnell commended Fallbrook High School staff for adapting to schedule and program changes and said the staff ‘have really given of themselves.’ Pinnell told the board that although the district had received a cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA), bargaining had not resulted in an agreement to pass a salary increase to certificated and classified staff.
Pinnell urged the board to move quickly, saying staff "need a fair salary increase agreement, and it needs to happen ASAP," citing rising living costs and the need to retain teachers and classified employees. Pinnell also asserted that some district administrators had already received significant raises earlier in the school year; no on‑the‑record response to that assertion was recorded in the meeting transcript.
The board offered thanks for the remarks and moved on to other items; the public comment did not result in immediate board action during the meeting.
