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Lawndale board approves consent items including stipend increase as teachers warn cuts would swell class sizes
Summary
The Lawndale Elementary School District board approved consent and superintendent items 9.03–9.21, including a resolution tied to AB 1390 that raises allowable trustee stipends, while public commenters and teachers warned proposed staff reductions could eliminate middle-school PE and push class sizes above safety guidelines.
The Lawndale Elementary School District board on April 16 voted 5–0 to approve consent and superintendent items 7.03–7.23 and 9.03–9.21, a package that included a resolution tied to Assembly Bill 1390 allowing the district to set trustee stipends based on average daily attendance.
During the public-comment period Sylvia Ortiz, speaking on behalf of the district’s teachers’ interests, said negotiations with the district had produced a tentative agreement but warned that proposed reductions could still eliminate the middle-school physical-education position and increase class sizes. "With the proposed reductions, class sizes are expected to exceed even this higher threshold," Ortiz said, citing…
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