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Board approves personnel motions, ratifies paraprofessionals and amends cafeteria pay to start in current pay period
Summary
The Ambridge Area School District board approved personnel items including ratification of paraprofessionals, instructor appointments and the retirement of a cafeteria cook; the board amended a proposed cafeteria wage increase to take effect in the current pay period (Sept. 16) and approved the amended package.
The Ambridge Area School District board on Sept. 18 approved a package of personnel items and a $1-per-step pay increase for cafeteria noncontractual workers, and it amended the effective date so the increase would be applied to the current pay period.
Board action: Personnel chair moved to adopt items #1–7, which included ratifying several paraprofessionals pending clearances, approving instructors for a credit-recovery program and accepting the retirement of a high-school cafeteria cook effective Sept. 20. During discussion a board member requested the cafeteria wage increase (item #3) be amended to begin with the current pay period rather than Sept. 19; the amendment passed and the personnel slate carried by roll call.
Pay specifics: The agenda described the proposed cafeteria wage increases as follows: starting rate to increase to $11.00 per hour (from $10.00), middle rate from $10.25 to $11.25, and top rate from $10.40 to $11.40. At the meeting the board explicitly amended the effective date to the current pay period and approved the motion as amended.
Why it matters: The pay amendment was described at the meeting as a retroactive adjustment intended to make a delayed raise effective immediately for affected workers. The board and administration said the change was to address a multi-year delay in implementation and to provide timely relief for staff.
Votes and approvals at a glance: Education & Technology item #1 (approved); Finance items #1–3 (approved); item #4 (tabled); Building & Grounds purchase of a riding floor scrubber from Castle Maintenance Products for $10,995 (approved); Personnel items #1–7 as amended (approved). One abstention was recorded on the acceptance of minutes earlier in the meeting.
Next steps: Administration will process payroll adjustments and follow up on pending paraprofessional clearances; the board will receive confirmation that payroll was adjusted as approved.
Provenance: Personnel motion and amendment discussed and approved (transcript SEG 667–SEG 751).
