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Students press board on bilingual programs, curriculum and special-education funding
Summary
High school students used a regular board meeting Q&A to ask about expansion of two-way bilingual programs, how curriculum is selected, and how the district supports students with IEPs and 504 plans; trustees and staff described ongoing curriculum adoptions, inclusive-practice work and limits of state funding for special education.
Students at Phoenix High School used the district's student question-and-answer segment to press board members and administrators on program access, curriculum clarity and services for students with disabilities.
On bilingual education, a student asked whether the district plans to expand two-way immersion from elementary schools into middle and high school tracks. Superintendent Brent Berry said the district values its long-standing two-way immersion program and is looking to expand secondary-level bilingual offerings "to make sure we have staff to provide that instruction at the secondary level and definitely feel proud of that program." The district currently offers two-way immersion strongly at the…
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