Riverhead board creates Community Involvement and Language Access Advisory Committee

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Summary

The Riverhead Central School District board voted Aug. 20 to establish a standing Community Involvement and Language Access Advisory Committee to advise the board on access to services, co‑curricular programs and language‑access issues for families whose primary language is not English.

The Riverhead Central School District Board of Education voted Aug. 20 to establish a standing Community Involvement and Language Access Advisory Committee.

Board members read and approved a proposed purpose statement describing the committee's mission: to address community concerns that affect the district and its students and to develop solution‑oriented recommendations for the board, including matters of access to student services, co‑curricular programs and language access for parents and students whose primary language is not English.

The motion to create the committee was moved by Ms. Murphy and seconded by Ms. Redmond; the board voted in favor.

The committee’s charge as read at the meeting indicates it will present recommendations to the Board of Education for consideration; the committee’s membership, reporting schedule and implementation details were not specified at the meeting.