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Paraprofessional urges pay clarity and asks that future meetings be held in Room 121
Summary
A paraprofessional complained about rumors that paraprofessionals are now paid only for half-days and asked the board to hold future meetings in Room 121 for better acoustics; the board recorded the comment and no action was taken during the meeting.
During the public-comment period, Sony Fatley (identified by the chair as speaking on paraprofessionals) urged the board to address rumors about paraprofessional pay and asked that future meetings be held in Room 121 for better acoustics and public access.
Fatley said she had been contacted by other paraprofessionals who believed the district had changed pay practice so that paraprofessionals are “only allowed to go for the first half of the day now,” and said "this has been past practice for numerous years." She described paraprofessionals as "the backbone to the teachers who... special education, special needs students." Fatley also formally requested that ‘‘all future board meetings be held here in Room 121’’ to improve acoustics and public ability to hear the proceedings without reliance on microphones.
The board recorded the public comment in the meeting minutes; no formal response or action to change meeting locations or to adjudicate the pay concern was recorded during the session. The transcript does not show board staff confirming whether district policy or practice about paraprofessional pay has changed.
