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Teacher raises and "compression" criticized by public commenter as contracts are signed

Washington Elementary School District Governing Board · March 27, 2026
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Summary

A Washington Elementary School District employee told the board that the district—s pay-compression plan uses years of service rather than prior experience, cited a roughly $8,925 consultant fee, and urged the board not to require staff to sign contracts without full compensation details.

Julie Benier, who identified herself as from the Washington Elementary School attendance area, told the governing board during public comment that district salary-compression calculations fail to account for prior experience and leave some existing staff earning less than new hires.

Benier said she had spoken with Mr. Morris and quoted him as saying the district was "taking into consideration where you…

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