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Teachers union and multilingual community urge City Schools to expand Multilingual Family Engagement Office
Summary
Public commenters and the Baltimore Teachers Union called on the district to increase staff in the Multilingual Family Engagement Office from two positions to six and to improve translation, newcomer supports and transportation for international staff.
Speakers representing the Baltimore Teachers Union and members of the district's multilingual community asked the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners on Feb. 11 to increase staffing for the district's Multilingual Family Engagement Office and to expand services for multilingual students and international staff.
Christina Duncan Evans, teacher chapter chair for the Baltimore Teachers Union, urged the board to "dramatically increase" investment in the Multilingual Family Engagement Office (MFEO), calling for the office to grow from its current two positions to six. Evans said the MFEO connects…
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