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School committee approves pay changes to retain speech‑language pathologists
Summary
The Hoosac Valley Regional School Committee unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement to adjust the district salary schedule for speech‑language pathologists, aiming to improve recruitment and reduce reliance on contracted services.
The Hoosac Valley Regional School Committee on Dec. 8 unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement with the teachers association to adjust the salary schedule for speech‑language pathologists (SLPs).
The agreement, presented by district leadership, responds to persistent staffing shortages and pay that the committee described as below neighboring districts. Under the memorandum, new SLP hires will be placed on the M+24 salary column, with step placement based on experience; the change eliminates the need to track extra hours for existing staff. Committee members said funding is available and that the district expects this structure to be more cost‑effective than increased use of contracted services.
The motion to approve was made by Jen Solak and seconded by Tracey Tierney; the vote was unanimous. The committee recorded the agreement as a district effort to improve retention and recruitment for specialized student supports.
The committee did not specify the exact dollar increase per step in the public meeting record.
