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Parents, community groups and staff press board for broader engagement in superintendent search and raise staffing concerns
Summary
During public comment Jan. 29, parents and organizers urged a more inclusive superintendent search process and greater parent engagement; paraeducators called for higher pay and community members requested more bilingual access, interpreters for indigenous languages, special‑education therapists and improved school food.
Multiple parents, organizers and employee representatives used the Jan. 29 public‑comment period to press the board on two related topics: broadening participation in the district's superintendent search and addressing staffing and compensation needs.
Representatives of community groups and parent organizers said the superintendent search process has not meaningfully included parents and families. Alma Laredo, a parent organizer with Building Healthy Communities (BHC) and Padres Unidos, told the board, "The search for the new superintendent has seen has been a process that is not reflecting till today authentic involvement of parents and community. Our group was here asking that the board a process that included more participation, community and parent, participation." Susana Barrios of BHC urged the board to "reassess a timeline/projector for the…
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