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District updates bilingual program, plans handbook and staffing changes after program review
Summary
Staff described changes to newcomer classrooms, curriculum adoptions, language of math instruction in dual‑language classes, preliminary ACCESS results, and a draft bilingual handbook that will return for board approval this summer.
Belvidere CUSD 100 administrators reported May 19 on changes they are making after a bilingual program review, including staffing adjustments, curriculum adoptions, and a draft bilingual handbook that will be shared for staff feedback and returned to the board for approval in July.
Bilingual program staff told the board they discontinued a standalone newcomer classroom at the elementary level after low enrollment left one teacher serving two students. The district repurposed that teacher as a push‑in/out specialist to support…
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