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Union raises staffing cuts, class-size guidelines and removed paras at Project Stay
Summary
Union negotiators pressed MPS about school staffing reductions—including reported cuts of five paraprofessionals at Project Stay, alleged reductions from 40 to 30 hours for many paras/CHAs, and class-size guideline implementation at about 48 high-utilization schools—requesting school-level data and confirmation from the administration.
Union representatives told district negotiators they had received reports that paraprofessionals and children's health assistants had been cut from 40 hours to 30 hours at some schools and said five para positions at Project Stay were removed for next year. The union asked the district to confirm these staffing changes and to provide a school-by-school summary.
District officials said any hour reductions are not uniform across the district but are handled on a school-by-school basis depending on student needs, IEP requirements,…
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