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Teacher public comment and board vote propel salary‑compression changes and one‑time stipends
Summary
A veteran music teacher told the board she had been paid $5,787 less than a new hire, prompting discussion and a board vote to adopt interest‑based negotiation recommendations and one‑time compression stipends to partially address pay compression.
During public comment at the March 12 meeting, Julie Bernier, a 17‑year Washington district music teacher, told trustees she discovered she was paid $5,787 less than a new hire and said the district's salary practice had produced about $10,400 of compression in two years. "Please restore dignity to this profession and end this demoralizing salary practice," Bernier told the board.
That testimony preceded a presentation by the…
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