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JUHSD presents Bridge program update; students call for more seats, dedicated teachers
Summary
District staff described the Bridge program for newly arrived older students, highlighted lower-than-expected enrollment this year and student successes; students and staff asked the board for more seats, an additional science teacher and deeper partnerships with comprehensive high schools.
The Jefferson Union High School District on March 27 presented an update on the Bridge program, its district-run pathway for older recent immigrants learning English, and heard students describe how the small, campus-based program has helped them prepare for graduation.
District officials said Bridge — a program modeled on San Mateo Union High School District’s approach and currently housed administratively at Thornton Adult School — is designed for students who arrive at 17 or 18 with little transferable credit and novice English proficiency. Deputy Superintendent Corinne Baca introduced the program and turned the presentation to Dr. Lori Robinson, who leads English Learner services.
Robinson told the board that the district is seeing a decline in newly registered multilingual learners this year, and she said local enrollment trends may have been affected by national immigration…
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