Union-District Collaboration a Never-Ending Process
Lloyd Walzer, left the president of the Lucia Mar Unified Teachers Association, and Lucia Mar schools Superintendent Jim Hogeboom stand outside Oceano Elementary School. The pair are working together to implement a comprehensive teacher-support program in the district
—Daryl Peveto/Luceo for Education Week
New challenges continue to pop up for a coastal California district where union and district leaders forged an agreement to bolster the teaching corps
Arroyo Grande, Calif.
The Lucia Mar school district is a study in contrasts.
Million-dollar homes nestle on cliffs above the Pacific Ocean in this area, located between San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria, Calif. A few short miles away fields of peas grow; agricultural work remains an important part of the economy.
Some schools enroll quite wealthy students, while in others, more than 90 percent of students...
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