“How does LT expect to continue to attract and retain well qualified and educated paras so that we can continue to provide the best education possible to all of our students when the pay is so low? LT has had a para shortage that began four years ago when other districts began paying more.”Īs of Jan. “There’s just not enough of us,” Griffin said. They say that LTHS has perhaps 40 percent fewer paraeducators than it did some five or so years ago. According to some LTHS parapros, many of their colleagues have left the school over the past five years and say that the job losses have resulted in understaffed workforce. Griffin said that three LTHS paraeducators quit their jobs in the week before the meeting. “No matter what we do, we keep falling behind,” Griffin said. She claimed that some parapros are earning less than the federal poverty level and said that many have to take second and sometimes third jobs to make ends meet. One paraeducator, Mary Fran Griffin, addressed the school board during the public comment period of the meeting. 18 meeting of the Lyons Township District 204 Board of Education meeting to indicate their displeasure. Approximately 25 LTHS parapros attended the Jan.
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