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Board agrees to hold workshop on staff recruitment and retention after public testimony
Summary
Following multiple public commenters and board remarks about turnover, the Brainerd board agreed to continue discussion on recruitment and retention in a workshop and to consider an ad hoc committee with educators, administrators and community representatives.
Board members agreed to follow up on recruitment and retention concerns after a string of public comments from educational assistants, teachers and community members about working conditions and contract negotiations.
Educational assistant and union president Sarah Bridal, who said she has worked in the district since 2009, urged the board not to "balance the budget off the backs of the people that make the least and care for the most vulnerable," listing EAs’…
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