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Hopewell Valley adopts bilingual education policy after second reading
Summary
The board approved policy and regulation 24-23 to identify multilingual learners and provide bilingual, ESL and linguistically responsive instruction across the district.
The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education approved Policy and Regulation 24-23, Bilingual Education, on second reading April 23.
The policy establishes the district's procedures for identifying multilingual learners and delivering bilingual education, English-as-a-second-language instruction and culturally and linguistically responsive programming. The board took the second-reading vote after no comments were raised during the first-reading period.
The roll-call adoption recorded yes votes from multiple board members; the district indicated the policy will guide identification, placement and services for multilingual learners and that the administration will follow the regulation for program implementation and monitoring.
The policy committee reported no substantive public or board changes between first and second reading and recommended adoption.
