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Teachers and parents urge board to restore four cut positions, warn of harm to literacy gains
Summary
Multiple teachers and long-serving educators told the Hueneme Elementary School District board that proposed staff cuts will jeopardize recent literacy gains, increase class sizes and strain services for students with high needs, urging the board to consider alternatives to layoffs.
Several teachers and community members urged the Hueneme Elementary School District governing board to reverse recent staffing cuts, saying reductions would harm student learning and classroom supports.
Daisy Tom Salvez, a language-arts teacher, told the board the district should "explore alternative methods for budget solvency rather than reducing teacher positions," and asked the board to restore the four positions it voted to eliminate. She cited Panorama and AIMSweb data showing concentrated needs in the…
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