School district?s support staff receives step up wage scale

The Fairfield Community School District has granted a step movement on the wage scale and amended contracts with its support staff employees, with both measures retroactive to the beginning of the school year.

The school board?s support-staff salary committee members recommended granting a step movement to all support staff because the teachers were granted a step movement through arbitration.

The committee also recommended amending contracts with 20 support staff employees, including teacher associates, secretaries, cooks, custodians, electricians and bus drivers, who were eligible for a wage increase because of the step movement and their years of experience.

The wage increase has a total cost of $13,075. Wages for support staff members, as well as for teachers, are paid from the district?s general fund.

For the complete article, see the Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, printed edition of The Fairfield Ledger.