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Teachers and campus monitors urge district to revisit staffing, seniority and class‑size projections at Monte Vista

Board of Education, Mountain View School District · May 8, 2026
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Monte Vista staff told the board campus monitors face inequitable overtime distribution and that staffing projections for next year underestimate current enrollment, risking two displaced teachers and combined fourth/fifth grade classes of about 35 students.

During public comment, two long‑time Monte Vista staff urged the Mountain View School District Board of Education to revisit staffing decisions and ensure fairness in extra‑duty assignments.

Maria Palupe Calderon, a campus monitor with 26 years at Monte Vista Elementary, said campus monitors who perform the same jobs are being treated differently at two campus designations, are not being offered overtime and feel humiliated. “We…

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