O'Neill School Board Members Set Wages At Last Meeting

The O'Neill School Board held their monthly meeting on June 18 with Ellen Boshart, Gene Chohon, Brad Ducker, Jim Gotschall, Amy Rowse and Marge Ziska present.  

After approving the minutes, the board moved on to the agenda.

The Building & Grounds Committee members met with the construction manager earlier in the afternoon.  A civil engineer will be consulted regarding the ongoing water issue at the Elementary.  Minor change orders were addressed and approved by the building committee.  It was also reported that the progress of the building project is within budget and closely following the original timeline.

The next item on the agenda were salary negotiations. Jim Gotschall moved, to approve setting the base salary for the teachers for the 2011-2012 school year at $28,950 and allowing movement as established on the current salary schedule for years of service and additional educational hours.  This is a $150.00 increase on the base salary from last year and sets the total package increase at 1.341% over 2010-2011. Gene Chohon seconded the motion.  The Board approved the action with a vote of 6-0. 

The Board approved a 1.341% salary increase for the Superintendant, Elementary School Principal, Special Education Director and Speech Pathologist. They denied a 1.341% increase for the High School Principal, School Psychologist, Activities Director and Speech Pathologist.

Gene Chohon moved to increase the High School Principal, Activities Director, and School Psychologist's salaries by 1.00 % for the 2011-2012 school year with the board of education passing it by a 4-2 vote.

Gene Chohon moved to set the rates for the 2011-2012 school year for Substitutes, Developing Eagles Workers, Summer Workers, and Interpreters as follows: Developing Eagles per hour - Student Workers $7.25, Adult Workers $7.50, Assistant Director $12.50, and Director $17.00; Summer Worker Rates per hour - Student Workers $7.25; Certified Staff Off Contract Time $20.00; Adult Foreign Language Interpreter $20.00 per hour; Substitute Rates - Van Driver $9.95 per hour, Non Instructional Para $7.50 per hour, Instructional Para $8.00 per hour, One on One Para $8.50 per hour, Office Secretary $8.75 per hour, Custodian $7.50 per hour, Envisions Route Driver/Para $7.25 per hour, Teacher $85.00 per day, Nurse $100.00 per day, Certified Staff (during planning time) $10.00 per day.

The board approved the bills and adjourned for the evening at 8:54 p.m.