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12.4 per cent cost of living increase for all 120 school employees—administrators, teachers, secretaries, custodians, aides, bus drivers and cafeteria staff as well as for substitute teachers.
For full-time teachers, however, the superintendent’s proposal includes the step increase for experience under the current salary scale as part of their 12.4 per cent cost of living raise. Under Bloomer’s proposal, the total for teacher salaries is
94.6%