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Parents and educators press SFUSD for space at Mission Educational Center and raises for staff

San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education · October 14, 2014
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Parents of newcomers urged the board to preserve dedicated space and counseling resources at Mission Educational Center; teachers and paraprofessionals testified about housing unaffordability and called for a timely contract settlement and salary increases.

Parents of students at the Mission Educational Center (MEC) and educators took the podium during public comment to urge the San Francisco Unified School District board to protect space and services for recently arrived students and to resolve contract negotiations that educators say threaten school stability.

Members of the MEC parent group described the school as a ‘‘second home’’ and said shared facilities force individualized testing and counseling to happen in hallways and elevator entryways. One speaker said MEC teachers do not have private counseling space and that the library is being…

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