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Public commenters urge support for arts, libraries and protections for vulnerable students; union raises contract and spending questions
Summary
Community speakers urged the board to prioritize arts education, teacher-librarian services and protections for multilingual and special-education students; the Vancouver Education Association vice president raised questions about $3 million in overload pay and a $3 million Grad Alliance contract.
Several public commenters used the board’s public-comment period to press the district on program priorities and spending oversight.
Natalie Worthy, identifying herself as Miss Vancouver 2026 and an ArtsEdWA ambassador, urged the board to prioritize arts education and to support levies and events that increase access to arts programs for all students.
Teacher-librarians Mary Kathryn McElroy (Sacagawea Elementary) and Shawna Ferguson (Columbia River High School and Thomas Jefferson) described recent professional development, grants…
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