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Students, parents and educators urge board to spare arts, counseling and common planning time
Summary
Dozens of public commenters — students, parents, teachers and union officials — told the board proposed staffing reductions would harm arts, counseling and technical pathway programs and urged use of reserves and alternatives to layoffs.
Public comment at Tuesday's San Francisco Board of Education meeting centered on calls to protect common planning time, arts and music positions, counselors and paraeducator roles as the district develops its staffing plan.
Students from John O'Connell High School described pathway experiences in entrepreneurship, culinary arts and public service that they said depend on teacher common planning and sustained partnership time. "These pathways are like family," said Amberlynn Martinez, a senior in the entrepreneurship and culinary arts pathway, who described internships, capstone pop-ups and daily skills students gain.
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