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Coach raises stipend pay and fund‑raising burden; superintendent says compensation will be top budget priority
Summary
A cross-country coach testified that stipends for coaches and sponsors leave experienced staff earning the equivalent of less than $4 an hour and described reliance on fundraising; Superintendent Dr. Murray said compensation will be a centerpiece of the upcoming budget process.
Christopher Coffee, who identified himself as a Chesterfield County cross-country coach, used his public-comment time on Nov. 12 to call attention to low stipends for coaches, sponsors and department chairs. "When I add up all those hours and I divide it by the stipend I get, I become an employee that is making less than $4 an hour," Coffee said, urging the board to address compensation…
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