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Teachers, classified staff and a volunteer urge clearer family outreach and simpler IEP notices

Los Altos School District Board of Trustees · August 19, 2025
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Union and classified representatives highlighted classroom community and office clerks; community volunteer Pat Brodke urged a bilingual, plain‑language supplement to IEP parental‑rights notices and stronger outreach to Latino families after reporting low grade‑level rates in his tutoring cohort.

Employee representatives and a community volunteer used the meeting to press the district on family engagement and clarity in special‑education meetings.

Allison White of the Los Altos Teachers Association said teachers are building classroom communities to support deeper learning and noted union priorities for the year, including support for a Prop 55 extension effort. Kim Plutchman of the California School Employee Association highlighted…

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