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Teachers, retirees and parents urge Olathe board to restore science coordinator and preserve retirement benefits
Summary
Multiple public commenters told the board that eliminating the district science coordinator and changing retirement/leave conversion policies would harm instruction, safety and long-serving staff; speaker after speaker urged the board to reconsider cuts tied to budget shortfalls and highlighted special-education inclusion gaps.
Several parents, retired and current educators and a student used the board’s public-comment period to press Olathe leaders on staffing and benefits decisions they say will harm students and employees.
Angela All Eps, a retired classroom teacher, asked the board to reinstate the district’s science coordinator position, saying science is a state-assessed core subject and that a coordinator ensures consistent materials, safety training and equitable opportunities across buildings.…
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