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Durham Public Schools budget hearing spotlights custodial, therapy and classified-staff pay
Summary
At a March 8 Durham Public Schools budget hearing, the CFO outlined Phase 1 of the superintendent's recommended budget (including roughly $16 million in additional current expense and $3.7 million for capital). Dozens of classified employees, therapists and library staff urged higher pay, corrected payrolls and protections for services.
Durham Public Schools opened a budget hearing March 8 in which the district's chief financial officer reviewed Phase 1 of the superintendent's recommended budget and classified employees described understaffing, payroll errors and low pay.
Mister Teeter, the district's chief financial officer, told the board the draft assumes a cautious posture while the state budget remains unsettled and that staff are preparing for a 5% pay increase for both certified and classified employees "in the absence of better information from the State of North Carolina." He also noted anticipated increases in benefit rates and summarized the draft as "a little bit shy of 16,000,000 additional request for current expense and then…
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