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Board opts to adopt Option 2 for instructional-aide pay and to cover special-education licensure fees

Tomorrow River School District Board of Education · May 21, 2024
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Summary

After extended debate about administrative burden and retroactive pay, the board agreed to proceed with Option 2—covering special-education licensure fees and adopting a simplified pay approach for instructional aides going forward; exact retroactive costs were left to be calculated.

The Tomorrow River School District Board of Education voted to adopt “Option 2” for instructional aides after a lengthy discussion about workload, pay equity and the cost of special-education licensure.

Director said the district would pay existing special-education licensure fees for current aides and move to a simpler stipend model going forward. He said covering licensure fees would likely cost “about 15,000” as a rough district estimate for…

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