School support staff get 1 percent pay hike

Shawano School District support staff and mid-management staff will get 1 percent raises in the upcoming school year. The Shawano School Board approved the increases after coming out of a closed session discussion Monday. Support staff, which includes positions such as aides, secretaries and custodians, will see their paychecks go up anywhere from 11 cents to 22 cents an hour, District Administrator Gary Cumberland said. The total impact on the budget will be about $22,000, he said. Support staff and teachers received a 2.3 percent pay hike last year. Cumberland said the initial intent was a “flat increase” for support staff this year, but the 1 percent increase was arrived at after discussions. Teachers are also getting a 1 percent increase this school year. The 1 percent increase for mid-management staff includes only five positions in the district and will total about $2,900, Cumberland said.