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Board ratifies teacher contract, approves staff pay increases and votes 5-4 to remove employee assistance program
Summary
The Medford Area Public School District Board ratified a teachers' contract with a 2.63% base wage increase, approved support-staff raises and authorized $85,710 in supplemental teacher pay, and narrowly voted 5-4 to remove the employee assistance program effective July 1, 2026.
The Medford Area Public School District Board of Education approved multiple finance-related personnel and contract measures and narrowly voted to end the district's employee assistance program.
The finance committee's recommendations carried after board action: support staff will receive a $0.50-per-hour increase (plus appropriate slide placement) effective July 1, 2026; the…
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