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Parent-advocate urges Ocean View board to halt 'dilution' of DLI program and pause admin hire
Summary
Dr. Lucia Perales told the Ocean View School District board that making Spanish electives optional is harming Dual Language Immersion (DLI) students and urged trustees to pause a proposed assistant superintendent hire and redirect funds to bolster DLI access.
Dr. Lucia Perales, an educator and parent, urged the Ocean View School District Board of Trustees on March 24 to reverse what she called a ‘‘dilution’’ of the district’s Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program at Mesa View and to prioritize student access over administrative expansion.
Perales said the district’s change to make the Spanish elective optional forces students to choose between Spanish and enrichment classes such as band or leadership, ‘‘diluting their language immersion by 50%.’’ She also…
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