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Teachers, parents press board on reserves, salary and budget priorities
Summary
Public commenters and union representatives urged the school board to prioritize teacher and staff pay, criticized high reserve levels and management spending, and asked for inclusion in budget decisions.
Multiple public commenters during the meeting urged the Duarte Unified board to prioritize educator pay and be more transparent about budget reserves and contracts.
Heather Messner, Duarte Unified Education Association president and a Royal Oaks teacher, told trustees, "Priorities. You can't put students first if you put teachers last." Messner criticized the district's reserve levels and spending, saying Duarte kept "more money in the bank than comparable…
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