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Union and staff members urge transparency on closures, transfers and budget; call for audits and staffing for language programs
Summary
Public commenters called on the New Haven Board of Education and district leadership for increased budget transparency, fewer disruptive transfers, expanded language staffing and a forensic audit of district expenditures.
Several public commenters pressed the board and district leadership to provide greater transparency on school closures, personnel transfers and the budget and to prioritize staffing in language programs and supports for families.
Kirsten Holtz McFadden, an attorney and recently retired district teacher, told the board it must “do better,” saying two school closures this year occurred in predominantly Black neighborhoods and criticizing how staff and families were notified. McFadden called for empathy from district leadership and for officials to join teacher and paraeducator rallies in Hartford…
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