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Mineola students describe Italy trip as part of world-languages presentation

Mineola Union Free School District Board of Education · March 13, 2026
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Summary

Students and staff told the Mineola Board about world-language programming, dual-enrollment options and the Seal of Biliteracy (44 students earned it last year). Senior Sofia Gaglione described a February trip to Italy with 42 students and seven chaperones.

The Mineola Union Free School District featured a world-language presentation at its March 12 Board of Education meeting, highlighting the Seal of Biliteracy, dual-enrollment course options and international travel that district staff say deepen classroom learning.

Principal Rory Parnell introduced the segment and said the district sees trips and language study as extensions of classroom learning. “If the best learning happens outside the walls of our school,” he…

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