After a month to reflect since officials voted to close the Tucson campus of the Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind and lay off about 60 employees here, students, staff and families shifted the tone at Thursday night’s Board of Directors meeting in Tucson.
Parents, teachers and staff asked the board questions about a proposed new teacher pay structure, talked about their experiences and asked how administration, staff and families can work together and move forward.
“You are individuals who have changed the shape of our communities, inspired others to dream big. You are amazing people,” ASDB teacher Kasey Hopper told the board at the Berger Center for the Performing Arts. “All we’re asking is to work with us. WE are amazing people. WE dream big.”…