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Parents and staff warn 24 blended elementary classes could drive families away amid budget cuts
Summary
During public comment, teachers and parents urged the board to revise blended-class plans created to absorb staffing reductions, saying class size and contract limits will harm instruction and risk family departures.
During the public comment period at Monday’s Greater Albany Public SD 8J board meeting, parents and classified staff criticized the district’s creation of 24 blended elementary classrooms that the speakers said were driven by budget decisions and declining enrollment.
“Part of the budget problem is due to declining student enrollment, and creating these blends ... is gonna further that problem,” parent Joy Huddleston told the board. Huddleston said families are considering homeschooling rather than sending a child to a blended…
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