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District reports BloomBoard cohort progress; 32 staff remain in ESL pathway, district covers tuition up front
Summary
Administration updated the board on a BloomBoard partnership to provide ESL and special education endorsements. Thirty‑six staff originally enrolled, two withdrew, and administrators asked for board support for a new cohort this fall.
A district presenter provided a status update on the district’s cohort using BloomBoard (reported in the meeting as “BloomBoard” and at times spoken as “Bloomberg”), a vendored program that the district used this school year to support staff in earning English‑learner (ESL) and special education endorsements. The presenter said 36 staff began the program; two withdrew during the fall semester and the cohort stabilised at 32 staff pursuing an ESL endorsement. Of those, seven have already completed all required credits and are ready to add the endorsement to their license, the presenter said.
District staff said the ESL pathway requires 18 credit hours over three semesters; the special education…
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