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Educational assistant urges higher wages as contract talks remain in mediation
Summary
An educational assistant told the board the district's contract proposal leaves long‑service support staff below a living wage; she cited a top-step district proposal of $22.79 per hour and said the contract has been expired for 209 days and negotiations are in mediation.
An educational assistant urged the Saint Francis Area Schools board on Jan. 26 to address stalled contract negotiations and low pay for support staff, describing turnover and financial strain among longtime employees.
Angela Leonard, introduced by the board as a special education assistant at Tate Crescent Elementary, told the board the district's contract had been expired for 209 days and that "we have not had our step movement or our wage increases." She cited multiple living‑wage calculators and…
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