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Parents and teachers urge Little Egg Harbor board to reinstate 23 positions after state aid cuts
Summary
Teachers, speech therapists and parents told the Little Egg Harbor Township Board of Education the district should use any returned state aid to rehire about 23 certificated staff members, saying cuts will harm special-education and speech services. The board said it will try to restore positions if funds and stipulations allow.
Dozens of teachers, parents and service providers urged the Little Egg Harbor Township Board of Education on May 14 to reverse nonrenewals that will eliminate roughly 23 certificated positions, including multiple special-education and speech-therapy roles.
"Is it truly in the best interest of the students to cut over 20 educators and keep all the administration?" asked Joe, a sixth-grade teacher who spoke during the meeting's agenda-only public-comment period.
The public speakers described the timing and notice given to staff, the consequences for students with Individualized Education Programs and the practical limits on remaining staff. Kim Slick, a 20-year teacher, listed specific categories of cuts — she named nine special-education teachers,…
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