Teacher and school‑employee groups press board on class size, bargaining plans

Oct 2, 2025

GBEA representative Sam Johnson told the board that class-size averages understate actual teacher workload and that caseloads are not reflected in the report; OSEA reported members are preparing bargaining priorities and will select a bargaining team later this month.

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Sam Johnson, a teacher at Sam Barlow High School speaking for the Gresham-Barlow Education Association, told the board that class-size averages do not capture the real workload teachers face and that caseload numbers are not included in the class-size report.

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