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Board weighs cutting FLES elementary language program in FY26 draft to reduce budget gap
Summary
Staff presented a proposal that would discontinue Albemarle’s existing FLES (foreign language in elementary schools) offerings at four schools to reduce FY26 costs; trustees expressed concern about removing programming that serves more than 1,400 students and asked for more analysis and options for equitable design.
The Albemarle County School Board reviewed a staff proposal that would pause or discontinue the division’s Foreign Language in Elementary Schools (FLES) program in the FY26 draft funding request as a cost‑savings measure.
Lauren McClain, assistant director of English Learners and World Languages, said the current FLES program operates at Broadus Wood, Crozet, Ivy and Murray and serves more than 1,400 students. She explained staffing is allocated to provide about 30 minutes of…
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