My name is Meg Roberto Williams and I am speaking as a parent at Montclair. The ESN class has now entered a second school year without a permanent teacher. We have been told for weeks that onboarding of the hired teacher is “80–90% complete,” but there is still no clear start date or explanation of the holdup, even after speaking with district leadership. Some families are keeping their children home out of safety concerns. This is not just a site issue. The district determines ESN classroom placements and bears responsibility for staffing and ensuring students receive services. When vacancies stretch for months or years, students lose access to supports and their right to FAPE. I urge the CAC to make staffing accountability a core advocacy goal: require transparency on hiring timelines, establish district-level contingency plans when vacancies persist, and ensure substitutes receive direct coaching. Our students deserve safe, stable, and fully staffed classrooms.