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Parents and advocates warn of staffing cuts and retention crisis as board considers budget-driven schedule changes
Summary
Public commenters said proposed schedule changes and staffing cuts threaten course offerings and teacher retention; a parent-candidate presented DPI-based four-year retention figures and the PTA urged the board to back statewide litigation over school funding.
Public commenters at the Wauwatosa School Board's March 9 meeting urged the district to preserve classroom staff and be transparent about staffing data as the board weighs schedule and budget changes.
Heather Burke, a parent and local education advocate, said teachers at the district’s high school were told an extra seven minutes per day will be added next year so two additional professional development days can be scheduled and that administrators have proposed staffing cuts at West that could eliminate as many as 25 teaching positions across the two high schools. Burke said schedule changes have…
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