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Residents press Belleville board on communication, staff morale and public-participation rules
Summary
Multiple speakers at the board meeting urged better communication with staff and families after facilities incidents, defended custodial workers, questioned public-participation timing and raised concerns about a merit-pay increase for the superintendent; a local special-needs program also requested better outreach and facility access.
Several residents used the board’s public-comment periods to press the district on communication with staff, the quality of minutes and public-participation rules and to ask the board to facilitate community programs for students with disabilities.
Mike Mignon (387 Union Ave) told the board he had received no substantive follow-up from district leadership since the last meeting and said staff morale was “at an all-time low.” He urged the board to insist on better labor–management collaboration and timely notification of staff when construction or remediation occurs. “We’re asking for one thing: communication,” Mignon said.
Superintendent Dr. Eric Alfonso and other district…
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