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Board ratifies paraprofessional contract covering 2024–2027
Summary
After an executive session, the Waterford Board of Education ratified a collective-bargaining agreement with paraprofessionals covering July 1, 2024–June 30, 2027; district leaders described the contract as a retention and recruitment tool that raises competitive wage placement in the county.
The Waterford Board of Education returned from executive session and voted to ratify an agreement between the district and the paraprofessional bargaining unit covering July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027.
The superintendent and board chair expressed appreciation for the paraprofessionals’ role in classrooms and described the contract as designed to aid retention and recruitment. "This contract has a significant positive impact on our competitiveness in the region and puts our paraprofessional wages ... within the top third of New London County," the superintendent said, thanking union negotiators for a professional process.
The motion to ratify carried on a board voice vote; the board asked that staff communicate thanks to paraprofessionals and noted the agreement’s role in supporting vulnerable students and classroom operations.
No specific dollar figures from the contract were read into the public record during the open session; the agreement text and any salary schedules were not included in the meeting transcript.
