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Parents and community groups urge literacy focus, classroom access and immigrant‑protection policy
Summary
Public commenters urged the board to prioritize literacy in the superintendent search, to allow parent classroom observations, to release air‑quality tests for Haskell, and to adopt a district policy protecting students from immigration enforcement.
During the public comment period, several community members and organized groups addressed the board on literacy, classroom safety and district policy toward immigration enforcement.
Nina Gianangeli, introduced herself as a Rockford resident and educator and as a member of the Eliminate Racism 815 Education Committee. She urged the board to prioritize literacy and equitable access to literacy instruction when selecting the next superintendent and asked how the board will involve their committee’s research in the search.…
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