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Longtime paraprofessional voices concerns at Butler school board meeting as contract extension approved

Some paraprofessionals with the Butler Area School District are feeling a lack of appreciation, according to one who has been with the district for more than 19 years.

During a school board meeting Monday, Sept. 9, Brenda Turner, of Evans City, questioned the addition of positions like dean of students, director of curriculum and assistant to the superintendent, while those in her role feel “underpaid and underappreciated,” she said reading a prepared statement as she spoke publicly during the board meeting at the intermediate high school.

Turner’s concern was rooted in the money being spent within the district and the contract extension for paraprofessionals on the agenda that evening, which will go into effect in July 2027 and last until June 2029.

“The administration wonders why it can’t attract or retain paraprofessionals. Uncompetitive pay and lack of health care are a few of the reasons,” Turner said.

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