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Public commenters urge family preparedness, immigrant supports and TK enrollment flexibility
Summary
Four public commenters during the Feb. 13 meeting highlighted community projects: emergency preparedness outreach for Latinx families, a parent leadership project (PLTI), a proposed Monarch butterfly resource symbol for immigrant supports, and a request for flexibility on the TK birthdate cutoff rule.
Four members of the public addressed the board during the Feb. 13 public comment period, raising community projects and policy requests.
Evigenia (Effiginia) Nava, a parent leader in the Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI), urged families—particularly Latina families—to plan for emergencies and pointed to the cost of funerals and the availability of low‑cost life insurance as part of preparedness. Nava framed preparedness as information and community empowerment.
Rocio (pronounced Rosio) Ibarra described a PLTI‑led community project focused on child and adolescent care and involvement. She emphasized supports that are…
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