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Teachers report rising behavior incidents, SPED and staffing strains at Parkrose SD 3; union urges clearer systems
Summary
A PFA vice president told the board that elementary teachers face shortened prep time, frequent behavior incidents (including room clears), shrinking EA support and adversarial SPED communication; board members discussed transparency, universal systems and whether short-term non-budget fixes are possible.
A representative of the Parkrose PFA presented a synthesis of interviews with elementary teachers on Jan. 26, telling the board that teachers at several elementary schools are confronting increased behavior incidents, shrinking support staff and challenges accessing special-education services.
"The first one is that the classroom teachers are guaranteed a 30 minute prep period. Unfortunately, what's being included in this 30 minute prep is them getting their students to and from the class…oftentimes that is not even up to 10 of that 30 minute time," the PFA vice president (Speaker 17) said, describing how routine transitions reduce planning time.
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