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Proviso 209 doubles multilingual staff, funds bilingual books and places coordinators in buildings
Summary
The district said it has nearly doubled multilingual staffing to 35 positions, purchased more than $400,000 in bilingual books and placed multilingual coordinators at Proviso West and Proviso East to provide in‑building language supports.
Proviso Township High School District 209 reported an expansion of multilingual services meant to support the district’s approximately 25% of students identified as English learners.
Demetrius Talieris, who introduced himself as the multilingual director, told the board the district nearly doubled multilingual staff from 18 last year to 35 this year and used board‑approved funds to purchase more than $400,000 worth of books in languages needed by students. He said the district has embedded multilingual coordinators at…
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