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Board debates eliminating foreign-exchange student policy as administrators recommend pause amid budget and capacity concerns
Summary
Administrators recommended removing the districtpolicy governing foreign-exchange students, sparking a divided board discussion about whether to scrap or rewrite the policy amid low participation, workload and budget pressures.
The board discussed whether to eliminate or revise the district policy that governs acceptance of foreign-exchange students after administration recommended removing the policy altogether.
Director Girthi opened the discussion describing two administrative options: remove the policy because there is no federal or state mandate requiring acceptance of foreign-exchange students and because resources could be focused on resident students; or revise the policy with clarified language, caps and eligibility rules. "The recommendation from administration is that we eliminate the policy," a district representative said during the policy report.
Several board members argued the policy should be revised rather than removed. One…
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