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Union leaders, parents and students urge Martinez Unified to preserve counselors, bilingual and college‑career supports
Summary
Union representatives, parents and dozens of students told the board that restoring MTSS counselors, bilingual paraeducators and the college and career specialist should be district priorities; union speakers also asked for clearer accounting of ~$2M in unassigned/unappropriated funds and noted livestream/Brown Act concerns.
Speakers at the Feb. 3 Martinez Unified School District special meeting urged the board to slow or rethink proposed staffing reductions and to provide clearer public accounting for unassigned funds.
Stephanie Wentz, representing CSEA, told the board she believed the meeting was "in violation of the Brown Act as it was agendized to be live streamed, and it is not," a procedural complaint echoed in several public comments about transparency and access.
Mary Rittenhouse, speaking on behalf of the Martinez Education Association, said parents and staff still lack clear answers about…
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