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Community speaker urges $10,000 paraprofessional stipend; council hears staffing shortfall figures
Summary
A community speaker and union advocate described paraprofessional shortages, urged a $10,000 stipend proposal under consideration by the City Council and called attention to low starting pay and classroom staffing gaps.
During public comment at the Feb. 11 CEC District 25 meeting, a speaker identified as Joe urged support for a City Council proposal to provide a $10,000 yearly stipend for paraprofessionals, calling the payment non‑pensionable but helpful to stabilize staffing for the city’s roughly 23,000 paraprofessionals.
“Paraprofessionals work with our most vulnerable children,” Joe said, describing a citywide shortfall he cited at about 1,600…
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