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Glenview District highlights Pathways to Biliteracy and growth of Mongolian community
Summary
Speakers at a Glenview CCSD 34 board meeting on multilingual programs and Mongolian community engagement described a first-year Pathways to Biliteracy program for eighth graders and reported rapid growth in the district’s Mongolian-speaking population.
Speakers at a Glenview CCSD 34 board meeting on multilingual programs and Mongolian community engagement described a first-year Pathways to Biliteracy program for eighth graders and reported rapid growth in the district’s Mongolian-speaking population.
"We created a pathways program, and this year 92 students graduated and achieved this award that shows that they're on track, to earn the seal when they continue in high school," Sylvia Gorski Duarte, the district's family resource teacher, told the board.
Why it matters: District presenters said the Pathways to Biliteracy is intended to prepare students for the state's high-school Seal of Biliteracy, which appears on diplomas and transcripts. Board members heard program details, participation counts and community outreach that district staff and BPAC leaders say are already influencing enrollment and family engagement.
Program structure and participation: Sylvia Gorski Duarte summarized…
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