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Teaching assistants and aides urge fair contract, training and communication changes at public comment
Summary
Two public‑input speakers called on the district to address a 170‑day lapse in a TA contract, increase pay/benefits for teaching assistants, reinstate training/certification requirements for aides working with students with disabilities, and reconsider a policy limiting direct communication between aides and families.
Two members of the school community used the public‑input period to call for changes affecting support staff and students with special needs.
Madeline Rivera, who identified herself as a teaching assistant and 33‑year district resident, told the board that after 20 years as a TA she still needs multiple jobs to make ends meet and described paying 25% for her own medical plan and 45% for family…
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