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Teachers, staff urge board to reconsider budget cuts, say 'Summit can do better'
Summary
Teachers and union representatives told the Board of Education that recent budget cuts and staff reductions have damaged morale and risked program continuity, urging more inclusive planning and transparency in future budget cycles.
At the May 13 Summit Board of Education meeting, teachers and the Summit Education Association urged the board and district leadership to reconsider recent budget cuts and to involve staff earlier in budgeting decisions, saying the district’s approach has harmed morale and services.
"Summit can do better," Tiffany Bennett, an eighth-grade math teacher at LCJ Middle School and president of the Summit Education Association, told the board. Bennett said members were "disappointed that we were not asked for input in the early stages" of…
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