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Carson City trustees discuss cutting English‑learner training requirement from 45 to 20 hours
Summary
At a board meeting, district staff proposed shortening professional‑development requirements for teachers on the English learner (EL) program from 45 to 20 hours, removing a model‑classroom visit and omitting an ongoing $500 tuition reimbursement line tied to annual Title III funding.
Carson City School District officials on the board’s first reading presented plans to change the district’s English learner training and regulation, proposing to reduce required professional development from 45 hours to 20 and to remove a model‑classroom visit requirement.
"The number of hours required in training for best practices pertinent to the education of English learners has been reduced from 45 hours to 20 hours," Dr. Scott told trustees during the discussion, describing the decision as intended to match currently…
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