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Teachers and residents press Cartwright board over budget, five-day schedule
Summary
At the Feb. 4 Cartwright Elementary School District board meeting, taxpayers and teachers questioned the district’s finances and the return to a five-day week, citing conflicting data and asking how the district will cover reported costs; the board heard public comment but did not change policy.
Cecilia Moreno, who identified herself as a taxpayer and district resident, opened public comment at the Cartwright Elementary School District governing board meeting on Feb. 4 with urgent questions about district finances and leadership, saying, “Now you want to spend $6,000,000 on expanding to a 5 day week.”
Gabriel Cantu, a fifth‑grade teacher at Sunset who said he has taught there for 25 years, questioned whether the reported cost was justified for the extra classroom time it would buy. “Is the $56,000,000, is it worth, you know,…
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