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Residents and trustees press Palo Alto Unified to restore sustainability manager and full-time elementary librarians
Summary
During public comment and board discussion at the March 25 budget workshop, students and community members urged the district to reinstate a sustainability manager and make elementary teacher-librarians full-time; trustees asked staff to verify past sustainability savings and to include librarian changes as a budget assumption for June.
Multiple public commenters and several trustees used the March 25 budget study session to press the district to restore a dedicated sustainability manager position and to make elementary teacher-librarian positions full-time.
A student who identified themself as Arroa and said they are a sophomore at P and a member of the student Climate Coalition urged the board to reinstate “a full-time staff person dedicated to sustainability,” arguing students need a clear point of contact and faster responses from facilities staff.
Rachel Gibson, who said she has served on the district sustainable schools committee, urged hiring at the manager level and told trustees the previous sustainability manager had produced…
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