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Parents, union leaders and coaches urge district to reopen transfer window, raise support-staff pay and expedite debate trip approvals
Summary
During public comment, speakers asked the district to reopen its internal transfer window after staffing changes were announced, requested higher wages for support staff ahead of negotiations, and asked for faster approval and a contact for a high school speech and debate trip.
Multiple community members used the public comment period at the March 11 St. Johns County School Board meeting to press the district on personnel and operational issues, including a request to reopen the internal transfer window, a call for higher wages for support staff ahead of collective-bargaining talks, and a request for quicker updates on permission for a school's debate team travel.
Kate Dowdy, who identified herself as representing the St. Johns Education Association and gave her address, said staff at some smaller schools had been informed of changes to school start and end times and possible…
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