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Teachers and classified staff urge caution on full‑day kindergarten pilot and press board for livable wages
Summary
Multiple public commenters asked trustees to review pilot data before voting on a switch to full‑day kindergarten, and classified employees described unaffordable health premiums for 6‑hour positions and urged the district to increase hours or lower premiums.
Public comment at the Carlsbad Unified board meeting on Feb. 11 focused heavily on early‑education scheduling and classified‑staff compensation.
Several teachers urged trustees not to decide the district's kindergarten schedule without seeing pilot data. Jana Scott, a Magnolia kindergarten teacher, asked trustees to visit her classroom during overlap times before the March vote and said she had not seen pilot data yet despite the program being about 75% complete for the school year.
"I just think it's really important since you have the power to make this vote that you get as much…
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