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Teachers and educational assistants urge St. Francis board to settle contracts and raise pay
Summary
Multiple teachers and educational assistants told the St. Francis board that low pay and high turnover threaten student supports, citing a 33% figure for teachers with four years or less experience and EA starting pay barely above local entry jobs; speakers asked the district to settle contracts and explore levies or other funding.
Educators and parents pressed the St. Francis Area Schools board on Feb. 23 to settle outstanding labor contracts and increase pay, saying repeated contract delays and low wages are undermining staff retention and student supports.
Brianna Jensen, who said she began working in the district in 2019, told the board she has been through multiple negotiations and said one data point she had seen indicated '33% of our teachers have worked here for four years or less,' a figure she cited to illustrate turnover concerns. Jensen said unfilled contracts make it…
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