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Salt Lake Elementary paraprofessional warns of untenable duties and missing training
Summary
A Salt Lake Elementary para-professional told the Fairbanks school board the school operates on a skeleton staff with paraeducators performing multiple certified duties without ESSA-required training, and cited the district's staffing choices as harmful to students.
Cora Hamilton, a paraprofessional at Salt Lake Elementary, told the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board on Feb. 3 that her school is "not sustainable" under current staffing levels. Hamilton said Salt Lake Elementary operates with only three certified teachers, one acting head teacher, and the rest of the staffing complement is support staff who have had responsibilities added that exceed job descriptions.
Hamilton said she has been…
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