The Shoreline Unified School District Board of Trustees voted 3-2 not to provide funds for a first-grade teacher at Inverness School who lost the position to budget cuts. Melissa Riley, a bilingual teacher partially responsible for boosting test scores of the 50 percent Latino student population, needed four votes to secure the job. As a part-time tenured teacher, Riley is assured a position in the district, but not necessarily her past one—unless the board votes…
Shoreline trustees split over teacher
