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Teachers, union leaders urge Sunnyside board to adopt PTO buyback; board pledges follow-up
Summary
Multiple teachers and the Sunnyside Education Association president urged the board to create a PTO buyback or payout policy for certified staff, citing recruitment and retention impacts and district carryover funds; board members agreed to bring options to IBB and form a follow-up group.
Dozens of teachers and school employees pressed the Sunnyside Unified District governing board on October 15 to adopt a paid-time-off (PTO) buyback or payout policy for certified staff, saying the district’s current “use it or lose it” approach undermines recruitment and retention.
Marie Martinez, president of the Sunnyside Education Association and a preschool teacher at Ocotillo Learning Center, told the board the issue was studied months ago but “we have not seen any progress.” Martinez urged the board to “draft, pass, and implement a fair…
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