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Board approves agreement with EPI for cultural‑exchange teachers amid bilingual recruitment concerns
Summary
The board unanimously approved an agreement with EPI to continue hosting cultural‑exchange (J‑1) teachers. Members praised the program's value for English‑language‑learner (ELL) instruction while raising concerns about long‑term retention and bilingual teacher pipelines.
The Hillsborough County School Board voted unanimously Feb. 10 to approve an agreement with Education Personnel International (EPI) to continue providing cultural‑exchange teachers on J‑1 visas.
Superintendent Van Ayers said the district currently has about 160 cultural exchange teachers in the system and that human resources ran a competitive process that ranked EPI highest for this service. Board members acknowledged the role the teachers play in…
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