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Clerks and HR warn staffing shortages strain device distribution and special education services
Summary
Clerical staff and the district's HR office told the board that reduced media tech clerk staffing created significant device-distribution challenges at the start of the school year, and HR reported persistent vacancies in special education and grounds positions.
Heather Budzanowski, who identified herself as the district technology secretary and president of the clerical unit, told the board the decision to reduce media tech clerk staffing left staff with an "nearly impossible timeline" to prepare for the start of school. "Media tech clerks returned to work on August 18. Students returned just 1 week later on August 25," Budzanowski said.
Budzanowski described the scope of work: one high school staffer covering two buildings prepared and distributed about 800 Chromebooks; middle-school coverage of four buildings…
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