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District's English Learners advisory committee urges expanded language access, mental-health supports and timely IEP translations
Summary
DELAC presented recommendations to the board including expanded LanguageLine interpretation, structured tutoring and summer programming for English learners, trauma-informed school-based mental-health services, and better IEP translation processes for dually-identified students; commissioners and staff committed to follow-up and a written response.
The District English Learners Advisory Committee (DELAC) delivered a multi-part set of recommendations to the Board of Education focused on the learning and well-being of students who speak languages other than English.
Parent leaders and DELAC representatives described survey results showing families' primary concerns about safety, learning loss and communication, and urged specific steps: a structured tutoring program for English learners (credentialed…
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