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Chula Vista board hears urgent appeals for more special-education staff and higher substitute pay
Summary
At the May 1 board meeting, paraeducators, teachers and parents urged the district to address persistent vacancies in special-education staffing and low substitute pay, warning that unfilled positions are causing safety risks and missed services for students with IEPs.
At a packed Chula Vista Elementary School District board meeting on May 1, classified staff, special-education teachers and parents pressed trustees for immediate action to fill vacancies and raise substitute pay.
Paraeducator Kathy Rodríguez told the board that “docenas de puestos no se llenan,” describing classrooms where students need assistance for mobility, personal care and behavior and where untrained adults are sometimes assigned. “Esto pone a los estudiantes en riesgo,” she said, arguing the district should increase substitute pay so qualified substitutes will accept assignments.
Several public commenters — including Marisa Villanueva, a Rogers school instructional assistant, and…
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