Substitute Teachers, Nurses Pay Hiked

Rates for substitute teachers and nurses will increase next September.

School Committee members approved the increases by a 4-1 vote tonight. Committee member Daryl Rynning voiced the sole objection, saying she did not think retired Grafton teachers should earn a higher rate than other substitutes.

She said she supported an increase in pay but not a separate amount for retired Grafton teachers. "I don't see the point of that distinction,'' she said.

Their familiarity with the Grafton schools gives them an advantage when stepping into a substitute teacher role, Superintendent of Schools Joseph Connors said in proposing the additional category.

The new rates will go into effect this September at the start of the 2011-2012 school year.

The current and newly approved daily rates are:

Non-certified teachers: $60 to $70

Certified teachers: $65 to $75

Retired Grafton school system teachers: $95 

After 21 consecutive days: $75 to $85

After 90 days: B1 per diem, unchanged

The rates paid to substitute nurses will increase from $11.50 per hour, or $74.75  per day, to $15 per hour, or $97.50 per day.