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Teachers and residents press West Orange board on resources, transparency and printer centralization
Summary
During public comment, teachers and parents raised concerns about equity in resources (Washington Elementary's playground/blacktop vs. St. Cloud's mural), shared reading specialists at Title I schools, a new centralized-printing plan that teachers say lacked input, and broader questions about budget transparency and safeguards.
Several public commenters used the Sept. 15 meeting to raise questions about resource allocation, staffing and district communication.
A public commenter raised concerns about a proposed move to centralized printers, saying it would increase screen time for teachers, create grading burdens and that teachers were not consulted. "Teachers need to be included in these discussions," the commenter said, asking whether administrators would also lose in-office printers and how copying issues would be handled.
Jill Harr…
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