After our latest report on talks between Aides of Croton United and Croton-Harmon school officials, a lawyer for the district threatened action against ACU’s president. Where are the “progressives?”
Very well done by the Chronicle supporting the Aides of Croton!
SeethroughNY is a great resource for salary and contract data. As noted in an earlier Chronicle article, Croton pays their Aides $16-$18 per hour; this includes (1) “huge” 30 cent raise for those employed over 6 years. I guarantee that contract language is decades old with just the rates being updated (meagerly) each negotiation cycle.
I decided to dig somewhat deeper to find comparable Districts in budget, enrollment and employees. This is far from an exact science and obviously each school district has different circumstances and such, but I found Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson and Rye Neck each fit the bill. All with budgets within a few million of Croton, enrollment within a few hundred of each other and Aide counts off by just 10-20.
The one huge difference is that the other Districts have salary schedules in which Aides go up a step each year. Some are based hourly and others contractually. In the three other Districts, Aides can get into the 30 and even 40k range after a number of years on the job. Even though they may start in the 20s, there is upward mobility and potential each year, unlike Croton. They are treated as employees and important members to be valued and kept.
The stance of Croton’s BOE/ Admin is disappointing. This will only breed low moral, little incentive and no motivation within the group. And yes, members should probably start looking at other schools in the area that are much more competitive in pay. These are good people being taken advantage of because the District has done it in the past and know they can continue to get away with penny pinching this group. It’s shameful.
We've been on the fence about subscribing, but after really digging in to your coverage of the ACU contract negotiations this weekend, we've pledged. Clearly TCC is adding a lot of value that we weren't/wouldn't be getting if you hadn't taken up the task.
Hello, many thanks for the kind words, and of course, for subscribing. As I mentioned in a recent post to free subscribers (who still get more than 50% of the content) if we could double the number of paid subs we could actually start paying other writers and reporters and expand the coverage even more. I am not complaining about how hard I have worked to get the Chronicle where it is now, a major presence in the village, but supporters like you make all the difference and are greatly appreciated.
Unfortunately these so called progressive leaders are more concerned about promoting an agenda than they are concerned about the well being and the camaraderie of the community. People like Joshua Diamond who declared the Croton “ volunteer “ fire department white supremacist.
Very well done by the Chronicle supporting the Aides of Croton!
SeethroughNY is a great resource for salary and contract data. As noted in an earlier Chronicle article, Croton pays their Aides $16-$18 per hour; this includes (1) “huge” 30 cent raise for those employed over 6 years. I guarantee that contract language is decades old with just the rates being updated (meagerly) each negotiation cycle.
I decided to dig somewhat deeper to find comparable Districts in budget, enrollment and employees. This is far from an exact science and obviously each school district has different circumstances and such, but I found Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson and Rye Neck each fit the bill. All with budgets within a few million of Croton, enrollment within a few hundred of each other and Aide counts off by just 10-20.
The one huge difference is that the other Districts have salary schedules in which Aides go up a step each year. Some are based hourly and others contractually. In the three other Districts, Aides can get into the 30 and even 40k range after a number of years on the job. Even though they may start in the 20s, there is upward mobility and potential each year, unlike Croton. They are treated as employees and important members to be valued and kept.
The stance of Croton’s BOE/ Admin is disappointing. This will only breed low moral, little incentive and no motivation within the group. And yes, members should probably start looking at other schools in the area that are much more competitive in pay. These are good people being taken advantage of because the District has done it in the past and know they can continue to get away with penny pinching this group. It’s shameful.
Yes SeethroughNY is an essential resource. Good work providing more context for what our local school aides are experiencing.
Great article, thanks.
We've been on the fence about subscribing, but after really digging in to your coverage of the ACU contract negotiations this weekend, we've pledged. Clearly TCC is adding a lot of value that we weren't/wouldn't be getting if you hadn't taken up the task.
Hello, many thanks for the kind words, and of course, for subscribing. As I mentioned in a recent post to free subscribers (who still get more than 50% of the content) if we could double the number of paid subs we could actually start paying other writers and reporters and expand the coverage even more. I am not complaining about how hard I have worked to get the Chronicle where it is now, a major presence in the village, but supporters like you make all the difference and are greatly appreciated.
Unfortunately these so called progressive leaders are more concerned about promoting an agenda than they are concerned about the well being and the camaraderie of the community. People like Joshua Diamond who declared the Croton “ volunteer “ fire department white supremacist.