CUSD Parents Rally 264 Signatures Asking for Increased Teacher Pay ~ Board Points to a 5% Raise, an Incorrect Tax Tracker, Declining Enrollment and State Funding Models

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VIDEO. From the Cabrillo Unified School District (CUSD) Trustees meeting on Thursday, November 9th, 2023 at 6:00pm, in person comments only.

 

 

This is the letter to which was referred by the parent speakers at the 11/9/2023 meeting.

Letter to the School Board – Nov. 2023

Dear School Board Members,

We are asking you to increase teacher pay and keep our children’s academic future the focus of this district.

 

We are parents and community members who are concerned about our own kids, our neighbors’ kids, and our community as a whole.

 

We are asking for your help; for your commitment, for your focused attention to prioritizing the students of our district through our teachers. Salaries and retention are interlinked as are veteran teachers and educational outcomes.

 

We refer you to the lead statement from comprehensive research recently published by the Brookings Institution titled: “Reviewing the evidence on teacher attrition and retention.” It states, “Decades of research have shown that teachers are the single most important school-based factor in student achievement.”

 

Your constituents agree.

 

We understand that CUSD’s budget looks bleak, but this is a math problem. The equation can be solved. We are all asking you to stand with us: to keep our children’s academic future the focus of this district and increase teacher pay.

 

Sincerely, (add your name)

If you would like to add your name to this letter please complete the below form.

 

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Cabrillo Unified School District (CUSD) Trustee Meetings ~ 2nd Thursday @ 6:00pm

 

The Cabrillo Unified School District School Governing Board is comprised of five school board members who are elected by the local community. The role of the school board is to provide leadership and oversight of the district. The Board ensures that the district is responsive to the values, beliefs, and priorities of the community.

The term of office for school board members elected in regular elections is four years, beginning on the second Friday in December after their election.  The board meets at least once a month at the District Office, 498 Kelly Avenue, Half Moon Bay. Meetings are open to the public and are usually held on Thursday nights at 6 pm.  A portion of the board meeting consists of a “closed” session for the purpose of discussing confidential matters, such as personnel or student issues.

 

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SEAN MCPHETRIDGE
Superintendent
[email protected]

ROSIE ACOSTA
Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent
[email protected]
(650) 712-7112