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Puerto Rican educators describe supports, advise arriving early to join School District U-46
Summary
Three educators who moved from Puerto Rico recounted their experiences joining School District U-46, describing assigned liaisons, professional-development workshops, instructional coaching and mentoring and advising prospective bilingual teachers to arrive early to secure housing and orientation.
Three educators who moved from Puerto Rico described their experience joining School District U-46 and urged prospective bilingual teachers to arrive before summer to ease their transition.
The speakers — Noelia Cruz, identified in the transcript as an instructional coach with School District U-46; Eilyn Rivera, a theatre teacher who said she was hired as a dual‑language teacher by the district; and Noris Castro, who said she moved to Illinois from Puerto Rico — spoke about recruitment supports,…
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