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Board approves student‑authored 'Let Me Learn' resolution to support newcomer ELLs
Summary
The board unanimously approved a student‑authored resolution asking the district to permit translation apps for newcomer English learners, add translated signage at newcomer pathway sites and encourage staff to learn basic phrases; Facilities estimated signage at roughly $60 per sign and staff said the policy is encouraging, not mandatory.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on May 13 approved a student‑authored resolution titled "Let Me Learn," asking the district to remove barriers for newcomer English learners by allowing translation apps, posting translated signs at newcomer pathways and encouraging staff to learn basic phrases.
Students from Lincoln High School read the resolution into the record and described new arrivals’ struggles in school. "The name of the revolution is Let Me Learn," a student said…
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