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Webster committee updates employee and substitute handbooks, approves pay‑rate changes for substitutes (transcript values not specified as currency)
Summary
The committee approved an updated employee handbook (policy clarifications and nondiscrimination language) and a revised substitute handbook with proposed rate increases; the transcript lists numeric rate changes (e.g., 1.15 to 1.30) but does not explicitly specify currency units or the pay period.
Administration presented an updated employee handbook that reworked the index, updated the mission and nondiscrimination statements, consolidated bullying policy language, corrected names and titles, and made small policy edits for clarity. The superintendent said the handbook now places policy names adjacent to corresponding sections to make it easier for staff to locate the full policy on the district website. After brief committee discussion, the committee moved, seconded and approved the employee handbook changes.
On the substitute handbook, administration proposed more substantive edits, including updated titles and recommended rate changes. The transcript reports numeric changes for substitute pay (for example, a substitute teacher rate change listed as "1.15" to "1.30", long‑term sub rates from "1.45" to "1.60" for those with a bachelor’s, and daily nurse rate from "1.75" to "2.25"). The packet also included an updated nondiscrimination paragraph copied from the employee handbook. The committee approved the substitute handbook as presented. Note: the transcript records the numeric values but does not explicitly include currency symbols or indicate whether the figures are hourly rates, daily stipends, or another unit; articles should treat those numbers as reported verbatim and flag the missing unit for clarification.
