Dozens of support staff from Summit School District attended the Summit School District Board of Education meeting on Sept. 18, 2025, to formally ask to unionize. Kit Geary/Summit Daily NewsHelen Moorman, a permanent sub for food service at all schools and Summit School District employee of 22 years, followed Gutierrez’s speech. She said around 75% of support staff in the district indicate support for a union. Board member Gayle Jones Westerberg expresses appreciation for support staff at a Sept. 18, 2025 Board of Education meeting. Board of education members expressed their gratitude for support staff members and recalled support staff members that made a difference in their education while in school.