Parents and community members press board on DLI enrollment, CP overcrowding and loss of Black staff leadership

During the public comment portion of the meeting, parents and community groups raised several concerns tied to the Spanish dual‑language immersion (DLI) program at Community Park (CP), class sizes there, curriculum continuity in the DLI pathway, and departures of Black staff and administrators.

Bilingual‑program concerns and CP overcrowding: Parents and DLI advocates said the district has an artificial cap on kindergarten DLI enrollment at CP (described in public comments as 44 seats), which they asked the board to raise to 60 and to open a third kindergarten section so families are not excluded. Speakers said last year nine families were placed on a wait list. Several parents asked the district to create parity across elementary schools, noting that CP classes were reported in public testimony as 22 students per kindergarten class versus district averages of about 13–16 in other schools.

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