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Teachers and union leaders urge Paramount Unified board to restore collaboration time and address staffing gaps
Summary
Teachers, union representatives and a special‑education teacher told the board that collaboration days have become admin‑directed, cutting teacher planning and leaving special‑education staff and counselors stretched thin; the union asked for direct site conversations and sustained PD for new curriculum.
Multiple teachers and union leaders told the Paramount Unified board the district must restore meaningful teacher collaboration and address staffing shortages that reduce support for students with high needs.
"We are allotted only 45 minutes of planning every two weeks," Roosevelt teacher and TAP representative Monica Manglikma told the board, asking that collaboration days be returned to teacher control so teams can plan instruction, create assessments and ensure consistency across grade levels.
Ardelia Aldridge, president of the Teachers…
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