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Committee approves moving social workers to teacher‑style contracts, with grandfathering for legacy staff

Waunakee Community School District Insurance & HR Committee · March 18, 2026
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Summary

The committee voted to recommend switching social workers to teacher‑style contracts (teacher salary progression, tuition reimbursement differences and point accrual) while allowing current legacy contract holders to remain until they choose to transition; the change will be forwarded to the full board.

A staff member told the committee that social workers in the district had asked to move from administrative‑support contracts to teacher‑style contracts and that the district appears to be an outlier in Dane County for keeping social workers on admin‑support contracts.

Staff described three main differences between the contract types: teacher contracts are typically one‑year renewals on the…

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