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Parents tell Lakeside board the Mandarin middle-school program needs another teacher
Summary
Multiple parents and volunteers urged the Lakeside Municipal District Board during public comment to add a second Mandarin teacher at Tierra del Sol Middle School, saying one teacher is stretched across several grades and enrollment and program viability are at risk.
Professor Serena Collier, a parent of four and a volunteer who promotes district programs, told the board the district’s middle-school Mandarin program “is in desperate need of your attention, priority, and funding.” She said a single teacher, Lula Archer, currently teaches six Mandarin-specific courses to more than 100 students and now lacks native-speaking assistants following the district’s decision not to renew a contract with the Confucius Institute.
“Providing another teacher to share this workload would give our students a…
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