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Committee moves teacher assistants into 40‑hour pay grouping; policy cleanup to follow
Summary
Committees voted to reclassify teacher assistants into the 8‑hour/40‑hour pay grouping used for other classified staff, changing how comp time is handled for non‑bus-driving TAs; staff said the shift is largely administrative and budget‑neutral in practice and will go to the policy committee for formal revision.
The Cumberland County Schools committee on April 30 approved moving teacher assistants (TAs) from a 7.5‑hour/37.5‑hour pay basis into the district’s 8‑hour/40‑hour grouping for classified employees.
Jay, the district finance presenter, said the existing practice pays TAs for 37.5 hours day‑to‑day (if they do not drive a bus) and provides comp time for hours that take them above that threshold; bus drivers are paid for the bus time separately.…
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