A teacher at Cunningham Elementary School said the school now has one teacher assistant, down from four last year, and that a first-grade collaborative classroom has no teacher assistant assigned to it.
A teacher at Cunningham Elementary School told the Pawtucket School Committee on Tuesday, September 15, that one of the school’s two teacher-assistant positions had been abolished, and that a first-grade collaborative classroom now has no teacher assistant assigned to it.
The teacher, who identified themselves as a fifth-grade teacher at Cunningham Elementary School, spoke during public participation, the portion of the meeting when residents may address the committee on any subject. Under the committee’s practice, members cannot act on items raised in public comment that are not already on the agenda…