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Teachers and union leaders urge new Beaumont ISD board to protect staff as TEA intervenes
Summary
During the first meeting of the TEA-appointed board, teachers and the Beaumont Teachers Association warned that takeover-era policies could undercut teacher autonomy, flagged safety and curriculum concerns, and offered to partner with the new superintendent to support staff morale and student outcomes.
Teachers, a candidate representative and union leaders urged the newly appointed Beaumont Independent School District board on May 5 to prioritize teacher protections and staff morale after the Texas Education Agency intervened April 29 and appointed a new board and superintendent.
Bridget Smith, a teacher at Peach MacArthur, told the board she and colleagues had received little guidance since the takeover and warned that previous takeovers produced teacher departures. "We had 30 kids in our classroom because the teachers got scared," Smith said,…
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