Policy committee advances bilingual-stipend policy with Rosetta Stone testing and retesting rules
Staff presented a new bilingual-stipend policy that sets proficiency standards, contracts Rosetta Stone for testing in Spanish and Mandarin, outlines a 90-day retesting grace period and leaves periodic recertification to the general manager’s discretion; estimated stipend costs were presented and the item will go to the board next week.
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The Policy Committee on March 3 reviewed a proposed bilingual-stipend policy that would set explicit proficiency standards, require certification testing for Spanish and Mandarin and make stipend payments effective once the board approves the measure.
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