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Parents, staff and teachers press Valley Central board to settle SRP contract as support-staff departures rise
Summary
Community members and teachers urged the Valley Central School District Board to settle long-delayed contract talks with the SRP unit (paraprofessionals, secretaries and LPNs), describing staff departures, financial strain and the essential role SRPs play in student supports.
Members of the Valley Central community urged the Board of Education on Dec. 8 to settle stalled contract negotiations with the district’s school-related professionals (SRP) unit, saying the dispute is harming students and causing staff to leave.
At the meeting, several public commenters and teachers described the work SRPs do every day and asked the board to negotiate in good faith. Laura Fannizzi, a parent who said paraprofessionals “came to their aid” during a string of family tragedies, called for a fair contract: “Pay them a little more,…
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