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Board approves amended interpreting-services contract after parents and staff press for hiring alternatives
Summary
Trustees approved an amended agreement with Alpha Interpreting Agency to maintain services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, while parents and school staff urged the district to develop in-house hiring, CSUN partnerships and competitive pay to reduce agency reliance.
At the April 16 meeting the board approved an amended professional-services agreement with Alpha Interpreting Agency for special education interpreting services, a contract topic that drew sustained public comment from union and classroom stakeholders.
Nicole Gierbecki, BTA vice president and a longtime teacher in the district, cited line-item increases to the interpreting services authorization and asked whether the district could bring those services…
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