Last night as I was leaving the School Board meeting all I could say to my teacher friends was "I'm so sorry." The ongoing tension between the Board of Education and the Board of County Commissioners has once again left school employees caught in the middle. This latest disagreement centered on funding for employee bonuses. The BOCC offered money with the stipulation that it be used for classroom teachers and teaching assistants. The Board of Education ended up declining the

The portion of my public comments about our media center coordinators being removed from their positions and allowed to "reapply." 06/02/2026 Good evening. My name is Kaitlyn Sirico, and I am the parent of six Union County Public Schools students. I am here tonight to ask the Board and Superintendent to reflect on your priorities. Are student well-being and education truly the priority? If so, why are we continually asking students and teachers to maintain top per formance wh

Every parent knows the feeling. You watch your child cross the street on the way to school, and for a brief moment, you trust that everything in place is there to keep them safe. Crosswalks. Speed limits. School zones. And perhaps most importantly, the dedicated crossing guards who stand in traffic every morning and afternoon to make sure our children get to and from school safely. Now imagine learning that our district is losing 13 crossing guards. Budget shortages are no re