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Orange County School Board tables change to referendum language after teachers press for raises
Summary
The board delayed a final vote on altering the ballot language for a proposed 1-mill ad valorem referendum after teachers and community members urged specifying that funds be used to increase educator pay; trustees agreed to revisit the wording at a special meeting with the superintendent and chair present.
The Orange County School Board on May 12 agreed to postpone a final decision on proposed changes to the language of a 1-mill ad valorem referendum after several teachers and community members urged the board to explicitly direct some referendum money to increase teacher and support‑staff pay.
At a public‑comment block, Sandy Thuringer, a community member, urged the board to increase the millage to 1.25 to provide more funding for schools. Greta McMillan, a Riverdale Elementary teacher, described personal financial strain and asked the board to "propose a portion of or all of a 1 mill referendum be used to fund teacher salary." Clinton McCracken of the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association told the board that…
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