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Employee urges board to reconsider elimination of her position during public comment
Summary
During public comment, a district employee asked the board to share the criteria used for a reduction in force, described responsibilities she performed for the district, and requested alternatives such as reduced hours — the chair said the board would follow up.
A district employee speaking during public comment (identified in the transcript as S2) urged the board to reconsider the elimination of her position and asked the board to provide the criteria it used for the reduction in force.
The commenter described several responsibilities she said she handled — district-level data collection, student attendance registers, open-enrollment reporting and excess-cost special-education tasks — and said she had received "all excellent job evaluations." She asked whether her role was being combined with another and urged consideration of options such as reduced hours or days instead of elimination. The speaker said, "This district has saved my life. I love the job, the people I work with, and the students of Martin Parish."
Chair (S1) responded that the board would "get back to you as quick as possible." The transcript does not show a board vote or decision resolving this specific request during the meeting; the item remained a public comment needing administrative follow-up.
If the board provides criteria or alternative placement options, those outcomes should be recorded in future minutes and human-resources follow-up notes.
