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Little Egg Harbor board approves abolishing 81 paraprofessional and preschool assistant positions
Summary
On March 10 the Little Egg Harbor Township Board of Education approved a resolution to abolish 81 full-time paraprofessional and preschool teacher assistant positions, a measure officials said is needed to address a projected 32.7% jump in health-care costs; the decision followed hours of debate and public comment and will be followed by staff outreach tomorrow.
The Little Egg Harbor Township Board of Education voted March 10 to abolish 81 full-time paraprofessional and full-time preschool teacher assistant positions, a move board members said they reluctantly approved to address sharply rising health-care costs.
Board discussion and public comment focused on balancing budget pressures against the effects on staff and students. A staff member advising the board said the district faces a projected 32.7% increase in health-benefit costs, which the adviser described as an increase that brings the district’s total health-care bill to $9,664,339.
“This is one of the hardest votes I’ve had to consider since joining the…
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