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Bellwood staff urge Chesterfield school board to move contract start date to avoid July pay gap; superintendent offers $1,500 bonus
Summary
Staff from Bellwood Elementary and the Chesterfield Education Association urged the board to amend Bellwood contracts to a July 1 start to avoid a July 2026 pay gap that would leave many workers without pay; Superintendent Dr. Murray said contracts will be paid in full, offered a $1,500 July bonus and said a 5% raise is coming districtwide.
Bellwood Elementary staff and allied educators told the Chesterfield County School Board on April 14 that a calendar change from a year‑round to a traditional schedule will create an untenable pay gap for dozens of employees unless the district amends contract start dates.
"They deserve to be paid fairly over the summer," Rob Hamill, president of the Chesterfield Education Association, told the board, urging the district to permit a July 1 contract start for Bellwood staff rather than forcing employees to choose between a reduced annual paycheck or missing July pay entirely. Hamill said Bellwood currently has about 70 staff members with July 1 contracts and that the two options presented by county HR create inequities and financial hardship.
Christina Concepcion, who said she was speaking on behalf of Bellwood staff, described what she called a…
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