Plainfield District 202 Board Voices Support for Administration
Two weeks after denying administrators and non-union, non-certified support staff, the District 202 board said the staff was appreciated, but state funding is too uncertain.
Plainfield District 202 Supt. John Harper and school board members on Monday expressed their appreciation and admiration for the work of administrators and non-union, non-certified support staff, two weeks after the board rejected giving them a 2.5 percent raise retroactive to the 2012-13 school year. Read: Plainfield District 202 Board Rejects Raises for Administrators, Non-Union Support Staff The discussion came after a resident expressed her disappointment that the raises were denied. Resident Jane Ellingsworth, who said she was not related to the staff members, said these workers are vital to the school district and are often first to arrive to work, last to leave and continue working from home. Board members agreed with her, saying …
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Vera
12:40 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
The assistant superintendent salaries are low because the employees are new to the position and are paid based on the district pay scale and their number of years as assistant superintendent which is none for at least two of them. The previous year - the salaries were quite high - because veterans like John Prince - were in place. I don't know where Dr. Harper gets his average - he must not be …   more ›