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Teachers, staff and parents press board on pay, bargaining and classroom staffing during employee and student input
Summary
During the board’s employee-and-student input segment, teachers and staff urged the board to approve union proposals, called for higher wages and retention, criticized district bargaining conduct, and raised concerns about FOCUS rollout, class sizes and a driver-education certification issue.
Dozens of employees, bargaining representatives and parents used the district’s employee-and-student input period on Aug. 26 to press the school board on compensation, bargaining, staffing and program implementation.
Speakers included union representatives and classroom teachers who asked the board to accept proposals from the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association (HCTA) and to provide raises and supplements the speakers said were necessary to retain staff. A union representative reminded the board of Labor Day and urged greater urgency in bargaining; a district speech-language pathologist said a recent district proposal would effectively…
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