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Parents urge Norwalk Board to restore Silvermine 50/50 dual-language model, say staffing reduced without notice
Summary
Two Silvermine parents told the Norwalk Board of Education the school's 50/50 English-Spanish model has been reduced in upper elementary grades, citing a petition and lack of district responses and asking the board to investigate implementation and transparency.
Two parents urged the Norwalk Board of Education on Nov. 18 to investigate what they described as changes to Silvermine's dual-language program that they say have undermined the program's 50/50 immersion model.
Angela Hidalgo, a Silvermine parent, told the board she learned the long-standing staffing pattern of two English and two Spanish teachers per grade has been reduced in fourth and fifth grade to two English teachers and one Spanish teacher, "which impacts the 50/50 dual-language model." Hidalgo said parents were not notified or consulted and that she has sought a detailed outline of how the dual-language model has…
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