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Teachers and union advocates press board on pay equity, CBA requirements and extra-duty postings
Summary
Speakers at Lindop SD 92's June 24 meeting cited the collective bargaining agreement, questioned extra-duty hiring procedures and compared teacher pay and administrator salaries; the board pledged support for teachers and said Freedom School had been approved.
Several public commenters urged the board to follow the collective bargaining agreement and to address pay equity for instructional and support staff. "Under the CBA, Collective Bargaining Agreement, all extra duty positions must be posted and available to all qualified bargaining union members before being filled," said Penny Williams-Wolford, who asked trustees to post an after-school homework assignment and to revisit the lunchroom aide wage and the Special Education Coordinator salary.
Williams-Wolford noted a summer lunchroom assistant rate of $22 per hour and asked the board to align future schedules accordingly. She also compared the proposed $121,540 salary for Special Education Coordinator Roshune Pechacek with previously discussed secretary compensation, arguing the coordinator's long-term service warrants closer review. Board President Patterson responded to teachers directly, saying he has been an advocate for teachers and that Freedom School had already been approved, but he did not adjust the consent vote during the meeting.
