Durham Public Schools to meet with county commissioners to discuss budget for 2024-25 school year
On Thursday, pay issues for employees at Durham Public Schools will be back up for discussion.
The school board is looking for help from county commissioners to decide next year’s budget.
This is just the latest effort to solve a problem that's been affecting employees for months.
School board members will come here to the old Durham County courthouse to meet with commissioners. This will be their first joint meeting since November.
Hundreds of employees protested in January over pay issues.
The school board on Thursday will talk about their needs for next year’s budget. Pay for classified employees is at the top of that list. However, exact figures won’t be discussed at the meeting.
DPS is still waiting on a recommendation for a salary schedule model.
Board Vice Chair Emily Chàvez said there is already a mandated 3% salary increase for classified staff next school year. That increase is coming from the state.
Now, the question is how much can the county add to that amount?
"I think the conversation is obviously critical and we want to continue to have trust between the board and the county commission," Chàvez said. "And we also want to see our salaries increase across the county."
Once the school district receives the salary schedule model, the superintendent will present a new budget. Interim Superintendent Catty Moore is set to do that on April 11.
