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Milan Area Schools board defends 3.23% offer as parents and staff press for higher pay
Summary
Board leaders reiterated a 3.23% average teacher salary offer and warned that larger increases could deplete reserves and trigger state intervention; public commenters and MEA representatives pressed for higher pay and highlighted special-education funding and staffing concerns.
The Milan Area Schools Board of Education on Monday defended its most recent salary proposal to teachers while a steady stream of parents and union representatives urged higher pay and better support for paraprofessionals.
In a unified statement read aloud to open board member comments, the board said its most recent offer to the Milan Education Association includes an average salary increase of 3.23% and said that, while it values staff, larger increases could risk the district—s financial stability. "Providing additional pay increase is beyond the district's financial capacity," the statement said, citing a projected fund balance that it said could fall to 1.59% under current projections and noting that a fund balance below 5% can trigger state oversight.
Superintendent McMahon told the board the district has reached…
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