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Teachers and students press Oakdale board to preserve after‑school theater program and address pay and special‑education support
Summary
Dozens of staff, parents and students urged the Oakdale Joint Unified School District board to retain the after‑school drama program, seek Prop 28 and contract funding for a stipend for directors, and address teacher pay and shrinking special‑education supports during a lengthy public‑comment block.
Dozens of parents, students and district staff used the board’s public‑comment period to press trustees to preserve Oakdale High School’s after‑school theater program and to raise long‑running concerns about teacher pay and staffing for special education.
Charles James, a special‑education teacher with 27 years in the district, described steep reductions in in‑class support and paraprofessional hours. “Currently, my site has one resource teacher supported by only two three‑hour aides,” James said, saying the district once provided multiple full‑time aides and a $500 materials stipend that has since disappeared. He…
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