– By Ellen Glover, originally published on March 9 During the February 20 Board of Edu- cation meeting, board members reaffirmed the motions behind the recent pay raises for teachers and staff. The language of the motions was convoluted, but the intent is the same: teachers will receive a $3,000 increase retroactive to September 2022, and staff will receive a $1.25 per hour increase. From Feb- ruary on, the raises will be included in all staff paychecks. The board accepted the resignation of Hope Berntsen, a 4th-grade teacher, and approved new hires Haiden Lebeouf as a paraprofessional; Joshua Currey as a sub- stitute teacher; Vicki Mann, front office school secretary; and advisory committee members Anthony Even and Katlyn Rusher. They also renewed the memo of…