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Parents and teachers at Lakeside session urge superintendent with classroom experience and support for language immersion and arts
Summary
At a recent Lakeside Union Elementary engagement session, parents and teachers urged the board to hire a superintendent with public school classroom experience, strong support for language-immersion and arts programs, and sensitivity to special education needs; the board moved into closed session to discuss candidates.
At a recent engagement session of the Lakeside Union Elementary Board of Trustees, parents and teachers told trustees they want the next superintendent to have public-school classroom experience, a commitment to the district’s language-immersion and arts programs, and a demonstrated record of kindness and collaboration.
Those requests came during public comment before the board moved into a closed session to discuss superintendent candidates. The comments echoed a recurring theme from multiple speakers that the next leader should preserve and build on the district’s existing programs rather than overhaul them.
Jess, identified in the session as a parent, said she wants a superintendent “who values our language academy, like, with Brookview and, like, Theo, and, like, possibly still have it as…
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