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Residents and teachers urge St. Francis board to protect school libraries, add EL teacher
Summary
Public commenters at the St. Francis Area Schools meeting urged the board to retain and staff school libraries and called for an additional elementary English-learner teacher to address rising EL enrollment and heavy caseloads.
Several community members and staff used the board—s visitor forum to press the district to maintain and strengthen school libraries and to hire additional EL (English-learner) staffing.
Nikki Cruzdie told the board that school libraries and cursive instruction build essential skills and equity of access, saying that closing media centers would "guarantee that only children with resources at home will have access." She also criticized any…
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