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Teachers and parents urge GRPS board to act on pay and staffing as spring count shows 10,374.9 students
Summary
During public comment, teachers and parents pressed the Grand Rapids Public Schools board for faster action on salaries and retention; district staff reported a spring enrollment (FTE) of 10,374.9 and facilities staff outlined plans for building reimagining and upcoming community engagement around bond projects.
Teachers, parents and community members used the meeting's public-comment periods on March 15 to press the Grand Rapids Public Schools board for faster action on pay, staffing and facilities consolidation.
Several speakers praised a recent $2,000 bonus but said it did not solve existing retention and vacancy problems. Jolie Andrews, who identified herself as a Southwest (site) educator, said the district's salary proposals would not keep teachers in GRPS and warned that short planning times and lower pay were driving staff to other…
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