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Teachers, union reps urge district to complete needs assessments before spending $19M in community‑schools funds
Summary
Public commenters — including EMETA — told the board the district received $19,000,000 in community‑schools funding but has not carried out required comprehensive needs assessments and is at risk of allocating funds to pre‑existing priorities; callers also raised teacher workload and safety‑plan concerns.
Several members of the El Monte school community used the board's public‑comment time on Oct. 20 to press the district for transparency and proper procedures before allocating community‑schools funding.
Mary Esther Espinosa, speaking for EMETA, said the district has received $19,000,000 for community schools but has not completed the statutorily required comprehensive school needs and assets assessments. "It is our position, EMETA's position, that EMCSD has not conducted the proper comprehensive school and needs assessments at the…
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