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Bilingual Community Council urges SFUSD to fix translation, outreach and EL reclassification gaps

San Francisco Board of Education · October 22, 2013
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Summary

The Bilingual Community Council presented a 2012‑13 observation report to the Board highlighting improvements (EL Parent Guide) and continuing concerns: understaffed translation services, uneven ELAC/DLAC communication, risks to representation on the BCC and the need for ongoing staff training on reclassification procedures.

The San Francisco Unified School District’s Bilingual Community Council (BCC) presented its 2012‑13 observations to the Board on Oct. 16, praising improvements in district outreach for English learners while pressing for additional action on translation capacity, committee representation and the reclassification process.

BCC co‑chairs and members reported that site visits to immersion and…

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