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Parents and staff press board on substitute pay, staffing and campus safety; district proposes trained substitute program and facility upgrades
Summary
Public commenters and union representatives urged higher pay for substitutes and more staffing; the district described immediate and planned responses including a pilot of 10 designated substitutes at $22 per hour, CPR training rollout, window tinting and a traffic study at three schools.
Numerous speakers during public comment urged the Chula Vista Elementary School District Board to raise substitute pay and to address chronic shortages of classified staff that they say leave classrooms and campuses understaffed. Classified-employee representatives, substitutes and parents described operational impacts: offices left unstaffed, students unsupervised during lunch and lengthy gaps when specialized support staff were absent.
Speakers repeatedly cited the district's current daily substitute rate of $16.50 per hour and said that wage levels are not competitive with neighboring jurisdictions, which reduces the pool of available substitutes. Several classified employees described being asked to perform duties outside their job descriptions, including…
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