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Public comments: delegates and parents press for Northwest CTE, PTA urges ban on new synthetic turf and unions raise payroll and IEP concerns
Summary
At the public-comment portion of the meeting, a state delegate and parents pushed for prioritizing Northwest CTE programs; the PTA Council urged a moratorium on new synthetic turf and warning signs at existing fields; union and school staff described ongoing payroll problems from the Oracle transition and high speech-therapy caseloads.
A range of community members addressed the Board of Education on topics including expansion of CTE programs in the northwest, synthetic turf hazards, payroll problems after a payroll-system transition and special-education staffing shortages.
Delegate Pastor opened public comment by urging the board to "put the Northwest CTE programs in the forefront" to address long-standing gaps in career-technical offerings in that corridor. Beth Jarrett of the PTA…
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