The Santa Maria-Bonita School District has a track record of implementing disastrous SPED policies that have disaffected our children with less classrooms, less specialized teachers, and less resources than required by law. Deleting the medium-moderate special education classes entirely in 2021 and have yet to reimplement them despite failing to prove that their policy of inclusion has resulted in education improvements for many of our children. Santa Maria Elementary Education Association  is Marching on the board February 4th to stand up against their practice of policy implementation with little consideration or input from the teachers themselves, who are tasked with implementing their failing policies.

I'll be there to make sure our SPED children have a voice because frankly the board doesn't give a damn unless the parents are pissed too. They have to answer to us for their poor policies and their failure to roll them back. 

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"For too long, the District has unilaterally imposed changes to our working conditions, jobs, and professional lives—without intentional, honest, or authentic consultation with the educators whose work directly impacts students. From SPED and inclusion, to student and staff safety, to program rollouts like Orenda and WestEd, to the eliminating and restructuring positions, among others—the pattern is undeniable: educators are blamed for the outcomes of systems we didn’t create, while decisions are made about us, without us. 

This harms students. This harms educators. And it stops now.

SMEEA is initiating a Blue Wave to turn the tide and change the direction of our district. We are drawing a clear line: District initiatives must be negotiated before they are implemented. When we stand together, we are stronger—and when educators succeed, students succeed. Join us to rally immediately before the February 4th School Board meeting and stand united inside the meeting. Wear blue. Stand with a colleague. Speak your truth. 

No decisions about us without us. We are better together. See you there."

Parents Standing for Education