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Adult‑education ESL instructors urge Mount Diablo Unified to pause cuts, request independent budget review
Summary
A group of Mount Diablo Unified School District adult‑education ESL instructors told the board they face canceled summer classes, promised raises that have not materialized and opaque budgeting for fall, and asked the district to pause program cuts pending an independent budget audit.
A group of part‑time English‑as‑a‑Second‑Language instructors at Mount Diablo Unified School District told the board June 11 they face canceled summer classes and unclear plans for fall assignments and pay increases, and they asked trustees to pause any program cutbacks until an independent budget review is completed.
“We respectfully request an immediate pause on cutbacks in the ESL Family Literacy Program until an audit or full budget review is completed by an independent party,” said Alyssa Stekel, who identified herself as one of about 27 ESL teachers in the district’s adult education program.
The speakers described a pattern of promises from district adult‑education administrators about pay increases that were not…
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