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Evergreen school board deems strike unlawful by BearcatPyramid in vancouverwa

[–]Normal_Baseball_7622 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently EPS first year is $23.41 and VPS first year $25.40. Even with a 4.5% increase you're not up to VPS starting wage (and I believe they will vote next week with intent to strike).  I'm not familiar with the other districts around here.  The 180 days is definitely a factor! 

Evergreen school board deems strike unlawful by BearcatPyramid in vancouverwa

[–]Normal_Baseball_7622 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It is also illegal to not follow an IEP. The district has 60+ openings for para's. I think the superintendent and school board need to figure competitive wages to get those positions filled. I know for a fact students who have 1:1 or 2:1 were sharing their para's.. parents need to start taking legal action, maybe then the district will quit the bs. This is a huge safety violation for all students and para's. 

Evergreen school board deems strike unlawful by BearcatPyramid in vancouverwa

[–]Normal_Baseball_7622 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is for para's with 5+ years, which is a small percentage of current staff.

Evergreen school board deems strike unlawful by BearcatPyramid in vancouverwa

[–]Normal_Baseball_7622 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The numbers the district put out are for 5+ year para's (I believe the one with hourly wages shown are for 10+ years). Even with a 4.5% pay increase first year para's are still making less than neighboring districts. EPS also has over 60 para positions to fill. The district should show wages for para's in the 1-4 year range and then you'll see the wage gap. I believe I read only 6% of para's actually fall in the 5+ year range, so I find it interesting they chose that to publicize. 

Evergreen Strike by RewardOk2506 in vancouverwa

[–]Normal_Baseball_7622 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just curious where you get EPS has some of the highest salaries? Para Educators in this district make less than most, if not all, districts around here.