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BEA vice president: educators stretched thin as staffing shortages persist; requests clearer family communication
Summary
The Bellevue Education Association vice president told the board that fewer staff and larger class sizes are increasing educator workload and urged the district to better communicate changes in available supports to families.
Reagan Lourdan, vice president of the Bellevue Education Association, told the school board on Sept. 18 that educators are being asked to do more with less and that the resulting workload is pushing some educators to consider leaving their contracts.
Lourdan said schools are operating with fewer colleagues, larger class sizes and fewer student supports. She credited administrators for…
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