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Paraeducator speaks at board meeting urging fair contract and supports for special education
Summary
A paraeducator and union representative told the board the district's educators need a fair contract, better special-education supports, and relief from burdensome testing; bargaining sessions are ongoing and the group plans additional outreach.
During public comment, a paraeducator representing union members urged the board to secure a fair contract for roughly 6,000 members and to address working conditions that affect students.
The speaker, identified as Ms. Blanc, said bargaining is underway and asked for significant raises this year, more site-based supports for the district's safe-and-supportive-schools policy, strengthened special-education staffing for students with IEPs, and reductions in standardized-testing burdens on teachers and students. She said union members are meeting school communities and will continue bargaining discussions with district negotiators.
Board members acknowledged the public comment; no immediate board action was taken during the meeting on contract terms.
