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<p class="MsoNormal">As discussed in this morning’s SFC Office Hours, the following information is requested for hourly employees (Student worker, Substitute, Food Service Worker, Education Technicians, Custodians, other hourly staff) that worked in FY2025
and were making below the new FY 26 minimum hourly wage of:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">$16.85 per hour for other support staff<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">$18.31 per hour for education technicians<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">In Excel only</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">HourlyWageFY25</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">TotalNumberOfHoursWorkedInPositionFY25</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Avery<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">123456<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">16.05<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1040<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">987654<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ed Tech II<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">18.25<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1080<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Suzy <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Substitute<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">555121<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Substitute<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td width="93" valign="top" style="width:69.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal">15.50<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">270<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Note – the one-time payment will only be applicable if the staff member is returning to your school unit in the same position for FY2026, so please do not include staff that have left the school unit or that will not be employed in the
same hourly position for FY2026.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please send the Excel document to <a href="mailto:charlotte.ellis@maine.gov">
charlotte.ellis@maine.gov</a> and please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">________________________________________ <br>
</span> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
</span><b>Charlotte M. Ellis</b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <br>
Analyst – School Finance and Compliance Helpdesk<br>
Maine Department of Education</span> <br>
23 State House Station <br>
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023 <br>
<b>Email: </b><u><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:charlotte.ellis@maine.gov">charlotte.ellis@maine.gov</a></span></u> <br>
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