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Board hears rising demand for social workers and TESOL staff as multilingual and special‑needs populations grow
Summary
Administrators told the Southington board that social-worker demand and multilingual-learner enrollment have climbed sharply, with TESOL enrollment rising roughly 70% in five years and social-work staffing stretched thin; board members debated funding responsibility and requested deliverables and staffing breakdowns.
Administrators told the Southington School District board that student mental‑health needs and multilingual enrollment have both grown substantially and that the district is requesting additional social‑work, special‑education and TESOL staff to respond.
Social work: multiple board members and administrators described increases in crises, suicide attempts and behavioral incidents across grade levels and said social workers provide crisis response, risk assessments, home‑visit coordination and linkages to community resources. Administrators noted uneven staffing at elementary schools (many 0.5 FTE…
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