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Parents and staff urge board to spare frontline classified positions as cuts advance
Summary
Community members urged the Pacifica School District board to reconsider proposed certificated and classified reductions, highlighting frontline roles—especially an administrative secretary who serves as bilingual/LPAC support—and the board tabled some items for further negotiation and clarification.
Public speakers at the Feb. 11 Pacifica School District board meeting urged trustees to reconsider proposed staffing reductions and to prioritize site-level positions that directly support students.
Several speakers described the breadth of work performed by the administrative secretary position scheduled for reduction—answering district phones, providing Spanish interpretation and LPAC testing support, processing exemption applications and mail, and serving multiple departments—arguing that eliminating the role would shift essential work onto already stretched staff.
Human Resources staff presented…
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