Now that the contract with the local teachers’ association is ratified, the Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) School Board took action allowing pay increases for staff members other than teachers, or noncertified employees.

The support staff will receive a 3% pay increase for 2015, not to exceed $1,400.  HSE Chief Financial Officer time Brown told the board some workers may receive a larger pay raise if additional duties have been added.

The $1,400 pay raise includes administrators, but not Superintendent Patrick Mapes or what Brown described as Mapes’ “core cabinet.”  The cost of support staff raises for 2025 totals $850,000.

There were three speakers during the public comment section of the meeting.

–The first said he represents a group promoting government transparency and criticized the HSE response to public information requests.

–A lady read a statement from a resident unable to attend the meeting asking that the board not “devalue” instructional assistants.

–The final speaker took the board to task for not extending contracts for school building administrators, saying many may be on the lookout for other positions with only 6 months left on their contracts.