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Teachers tell Teton County board inflation outpaced raises; union urges prioritizing pay
Summary
A teacher and union leader told the board that cumulative local inflation has eroded pay gains and urged prioritizing raises; trustees and administration said funding complexity and state formulas constrain immediate remedies but flagged $3.2M in estimated ECA funding.
Sam Morgan, a middle school teacher and president of the Teton County Education Association, told trustees during public comment that rising local inflation has left teachers effectively earning less than before the pandemic and urged the board to prioritize salary increases for teachers and support staff.
"These are not normal economic times," Morgan said. "During that time, we had about 10% in raises. Brutal.…
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