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Board upholds superintendent recommendation on employee grievance; administrators provide salary and transportation cost figures
Summary
The Board voted to uphold the superintendent’s recommendation on an employee grievance. During the discussion administrators reported an average teacher salary of about $56,000–$57,000 and disclosed $193,387 in extra bus-run payments over the last 12 months.
The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board voted May 9 to adopt the superintendent’s recommendation in an employee grievance after reviewing the hearing transcript and the superintendent’s written recommendation.
The motion to agree with the superintendent’s recommendation passed on recorded vote: 8 yeas (Holden, Triche, Morris, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mitchell‑Williams, Vicknair, Wallace), 1 nay (Burl), 1 abstention (Mamou) and 1 absent (Schum).
During the agenda item, board member Mitchell‑Williams questioned administration on compensation and transportation costs. Administration said the average teacher salary in the district is about $56,000–$57,000 depending on experience. For transportation, staff reported extra-run payments over the last 12 months totaled $193,387 — about $96,000 over budget — and that an average of 49 drivers received extra runs; the highest bus driver salary paid last year was $70,540.75.
Public commenters also addressed the grievance item before the Board acted. The Board did not make the grievance transcript public at the meeting but recorded its disposition in open session.
