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Candidates call for expanded multilingual services, dual-language programs and staffing
Summary
At the Waterbury Public Schools forum candidates urged greater investment in multilingual learners, expansion of dual-language classrooms and multilingual professional learning for all teachers, citing a large and growing ELL population.
Three superintendent finalists told a Waterbury community forum that multilingual learners need expanded services, more bilingual classrooms and district-level capacity-building.
Why it matters: Candidates said multilingual enrollment — described as roughly 4,000 students by one candidate — has grown substantially and that district staffing and program structures must expand to meet language and learning needs.
What candidates proposed: Dr. Schwartz argued the…
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