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El Segundo school board tables plan to cut TLC lead teachers' hours after staff and community objections
Summary
After extended public comment from students and TLC staff about lost prep time and potential pay cuts, the El Segundo Unified board tabled a resolution to reduce 14 TLC lead-teacher shifts from eight to 6.5 hours and asked for a financial break-even analysis before taking action.
El Segundo Unified School District trustees voted Wednesday to table a resolution that would reduce daily hours for 14 Learning Connection (TLC) lead-teacher positions from eight to 6.5, after teachers, students and parents urged the board to reconsider and provide additional financial information.
Teachers and program users described the TLC program as an essential extended‑day enrichment service funded primarily by parent tuition. Emily Manning Barton, a TLC lead teacher, told the board that "by reducing our hours by an hour and a half each day, we are losing approximately 30 hours per month of prep time," and that…
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