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Board of Education · Work Session · May 8, 2025
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Durham Public Schools' board approved masters pay for social workers on a 5-1 vote, but marked the benefit "contingent on funding," breaking a spring 2024 promise and sparking staff trust concerns.
Board approved masters pay for 11 social workers on 5-1 vote but marked it contingent on funding, breaking a spring 2024 promise and prompting staff trust concerns from social workers.
District faces $900 million facilities crisis with half its 6.4 million square feet aged 59-100 years, requiring three new elementary schools and two middle schools costing $482 million over the next decade.
Over 1,400 students petitioned for concrete climate action plan with specific timelines and budgets, not intentions, amid district hiring of sustainability champion DJ Lynch.
Additional video segments
This meeting was published as multiple videos. The primary recording is above; the additional segments are linked below.
