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Teachers and special education staff ask board to review nonrenewals, cite surprise and staffing impacts
Summary
A teacher and special education staff addressed the board about the nonrenewal of contracts, highlighting a surprise nonrenewal of a secondary school psychologist and asking for transparency and review of staffing decisions and contractor costs.
A teacher and members of the special education staff urged the Palmdale Aerospace Academy board to reconsider or provide transparency about recent contract nonrenewals and the district’s use of contracted services for school psychology work.
Teacher Daniel Luis spoke in public comment to ask the board to reconsider a decision not to renew his contract. He described joining the school partway through a semester in a classroom with prior teacher instability and said he had implemented recommended classroom-management improvements after a formal observation. "I respectfully request that my progress and ongoing efforts be considered and that…
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