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Classified staff and parents warn board that cuts, outsourcing risk student supports

Chula Vista Elementary School District Board of Education · January 22, 2026
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Classified employees, teachers and parents told the Chula Vista Elementary School District board that outsourcing and planned layoffs — including 30 behavior support assistants — will disrupt services for vulnerable students and that rising health-care costs are reducing take-home pay for staff.

Classified employees, teachers and parents told the Chula Vista Elementary School District Board of Education on Monday that proposed outsourcing and layoffs threaten essential services for students.

Ruby Williams, speaking for the district’s classified employees, said recent department closures and contracting-out of programs such as Aspire have displaced long‑standing staff and undermined continuity for students. “When positions disappear, we see aides and attendants assigned restrictive, inappropriate duties … it sends a message to the…

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