Education panel demands raises for assistants
Says DOE doesn’t allow cost of living increases
Members of the Community Education Council of School District 20 are demanding a raise – not for themselves but for their administrative assistant, Randi Lazarus, and for others like her who work diligently behind the scenes for councils across the city.
At its Dec. 5 meeting, the Community Education Council (CEC) voted unanimously to support an effort started by CECs in other parts of the city to seek a change in the salary structure for administrative assistants.
Under the state’s education law, all CECs must have administrative assistants. The salaries of the assistants are set by the New York City Department of Education (DOE). Under DOE rules, administrative assistants work within a set salary range, with the top salary being less than $50,000 a year, according to CEC 20 President Laurie Windsor.