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Tutors urge pay raises as Calexico Unified board renews After School Unlimited contract
Summary
Sparks tutors told the Calexico Unified School District board that their pay has not kept pace with rising living costs and urged redirecting part of a cited $1.2 million contract to wages; the board approved the After School Unlimited renewal, and staff said the contract is itemized in a grant and cannot easily be repurposed.
Thomas Andrade, a tutor in the district’s Sparks expanded-learning program, told the Calexico Unified School District board that frontline tutors and site leads have not received raises in years and are struggling with rising rents and groceries. "The cost of living is going up... but our pay hasn't kept up," Andrade said during the public comment period.
Adam Graciano, who said he has tutored in the district for six years, said tutors earn about $20 to $25 an hour and have not seen a raise in three years. "Currently, we earn 20 to 25 an hour," Graciano said, asking the board to review whether funds proposed for a contract renewal could instead raise wages or expand hours.
Joe Robles, an expanded-learning tutor of 15 years, added that…
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