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Substitute criticizes Linden board for 25% pay cut, contrasts with coach pay
Summary
Mark Gross, a regular substitute, told the board the decision to cut substitute pay by 25% (he estimated about $8,500 annually) is unfair and questioned district spending on varsity coaching, saying the two varsity basketball coaches together earn over $330,000; the board did not offer a recorded rebuttal in the transcript.
Mark Gross, who identified himself as a regular substitute in Linden, told the board he was “disappointed and angry” after the district reduced substitute pay by 25 percent. “You're giving a 25% pay cut which works out to 250 a week or $8,500 for the year,” he said, urging the board to reconsider the scale of the reduction and to compare savings with other district expenditures.
Rose contrasted the pay cut for substitutes with what he described as high coach compensation: “You're paying over $330,000 to your 2 varsity basketball coaches,” he said, adding that many substitutes depend on the pay to cover living expenses. He also criticized the district’s decision to award contracts to outside vendors, referencing ESS and describing it as driven by profit. The transcript does not record a direct on-the-record response from a board member to Rose’s specific allegations during his remarks.
