School Employees Get 3% Pay Cut - in 2013, Etc.

Proposed school employee salary adjustments

The Monrovia School District has negotiated with its various employee groups a three percent salary decrease ("in conjunction with a decrease of 6 days in all work calendars"), effective Sept. 1, 2013, and apparently no raises until then. http://goo.gl/ebzvu

That will be on the agenda of the Board of Education's July 20, 7:30 p.m. meeting (agenda: http://goo.gl/V22T7 ). Also on the agenda, the board will consider ...

~ Upping the payment authorization to re-roof some Mayflower School buildings. Apparently the original estimate missed a few items. The price will now be $219,900. http://goo.gl/nZdaN  

~ Consider switching to a data management system (Illuminate) that will save the district $20,000. http://goo.gl/7EaHR 

- Brad Haugaard