JBES staffers get $1.50 raises; McCarthy wants more

By: Lloyd Jones

Outlets: Conway Daily Sun

Published: January 20, 2026

Words: 1,191

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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BARTLETT — The Bartlett School Board announced at its Dec. 23 meeting that it was giving Josiah Bartlett Elementary School staff a $1.50 per hour raise, effective immediately. But the man who orchestrated the raise, educational paraprofessional Sean McCarthy, says it’s not enough.

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