Board ratifies personnel changes and tentative classified‑staff agreement; union reps highlight staffing, training concerns

At its Nov. 13 meeting the Paramount Unified School District board approved a series of consent and personnel items and ratified a tentative agreement with classified staff, moving forward a set of changes union representatives said will help vulnerable students while other staff urged fixes for staffing and training problems.

The board voted to approve the negotiated tentative agreement between Paramount Unified and the California School Employees Association (CSEA) chapter 447 and then approved the formal agreement; the public record shows online voting with Student Board Member Hammond recorded as 'yes' and motions recorded in the transcript as "motion passes 5 Z." Board staff presented the organizational meeting date (Dec. 18, 2024) and several policy and resolution items that also passed.

Angie Boseman, TAP treasurer, listed multiple operational changes that staff say occurred this year: increased teaching time, new curriculum rollouts without training, reassignment of some TOSAs back to classrooms, and an expanded coaching model with inconsistent guidance. "The inconsistent message and inconsistent treatment of employees is disheartening, divisive and demoralizing," Boseman said.

Marang Gano, identified in the record as CCA chapter parliamentarian, told the board that her membership ratified a tentative agreement and thanked district negotiators. The CCA statement said the board was voting on an action to increase hours for almost 100 instructional aides and to change the status of 56 instructional aides from substitute to permanent employees; the transcript shows the board approved related items under personnel services.

Votes at a glance (selected items recorded in the meeting record): - Approval of agenda (Item 1.3): motion passed (transcript: "motion passes 5 Z"). - Consent items 9.1–9.39: approved by roll/online vote (transcript: "motion passes 5 Z"). - Organizational meeting date set for Dec. 18, 2024 (Item 10.1): approved. - Approval of negotiated tentative agreement with CSEA (Items 10.11–10.12): public hearing closed and agreement approved; transcript records the motion passing and no speakers opposed. - Multiple personnel approvals including increased hours for nutrition services workers, an increase to the hourly minimum wage for student workers, extra duty rates for Expanded Learning Opportunities and changes to instructional assistant positions (Items 10.5–10.10): approved as recorded.

Board minutes and the live transcript recorded vote outcomes consistently as "motion passes 5 Z." For this report those tallies are presented as unanimous approvals (5–0) with Student Board Member Hammond recorded voting "yes" where the transcript notes student-board participation. The transcript text uses the phrase "5 Z"; the board clerk or recording indicated unanimous passage on multiple items.

Union speakers asked for continuing engagement about workload, training, and implementation details. The board did not announce immediate reversals of staffing directives during the meeting; district staff said they will follow up on inquiries when contact information is provided.

Next steps: the district will finalize negotiated agreements and implement approved personnel changes; union and association representatives indicated they will continue dialogue with district leaders about implementation and equitable treatment related to training and compensation.