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Teachers, parents urge trustees not to cut planning periods and to protect special education services as budget talks begin
Summary
Multiple teachers and parents used the public comment period to urge the Lake Travis ISD board to preserve teacher planning time and to avoid cuts to special education and 504 services as the district considers budget reductions.
Members of the public used the board's public-comment period to press trustees to protect teacher planning time, to preserve special-education services and to scrutinize bond spending.
Why it matters: Several district speakers warned that proposed changes to teacher schedules and the removal of planning periods would worsen burnout, reduce instructional quality and make the district less competitive for recruiting and retaining teachers. Other commenters asked the board to delay or add oversight to large bond expenditures amid concerns about cost increases.
Public comments: Stephanie Hartman, who identified herself as a Lake Travis High School…
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