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SNEA president urges Springfield R‑XII board to act on low retention and pay gaps as budget process continues
Summary
At Monday’s Springfield R‑XII Board meeting, SNEA President Laura Mullins told trustees the district’s three‑year retention rate is 45.5% and said several support groups are paid 10–15% below peers; district business staff presented an operating‑fund overview and a timeline for June budget votes.
Laura Mullins, president of the Springfield National Education Association, used the board’s public‑comment period to press the Springfield R‑XII Board of Education for faster action on employee pay and retention. “The SPS three‑year retention rate was only 45.5%,” Mullins told the board, and she said some groups — including school psychologists, school resource officers and paraprofessionals — are paid “almost 15%” and “over 10%” below comparable districts.
The comments preceded a detailed presentation by Executive Director of Business Services Cara Stacell on the…
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