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Teacher of the Year urges sustained staffing and calendar alignment for year‑round students
Summary
Faith Seaman, Eaton Elementary’s teacher of the year, described how the year‑round calendar supports students with disabilities and urged investments in consistent staffing for EC teachers, paraprofessionals and related services.
Faith Seaman, Eaton Elementary's teacher of the year, told the board she has seen how the year‑round calendar helps many students — particularly those in maximum‑service classrooms — by preserving routines that reduce regression and support learning.
"One of the greatest strengths of our year round calendar is the stability that it provides for our students," Seaman said, describing shorter breaks that help maintain academic growth and calling for continued investment in consistent staffing for exceptional children (EC) teachers, paraprofessionals, counselors and related services.
She described the district's MTSS process and peer mentoring practices as drivers of student growth and said those systems rely on stable teams. Seaman said some calendar timing issues make it harder to align countywide rollouts with year‑round school schedules and recommended exploring ways to synchronize professional development and procedural changes with year‑round calendars.
Her remarks were framed as a teacher voice rather than a formal board action; board members thanked her for sharing classroom perspective.
