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Supervisor: West Essex expands AP offerings and language programs, notes growth in Seal of Biliteracy
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Instructional supervisor Laura Drago told the board that AP enrollments have risen, the heritage‑Spanish program has expanded, field trips and Holocaust education continue districtwide, and a new AP Spanish literature course is planned.
Laura Drago, instructional supervisor for world languages and social studies, told the Board that teachers are blending post‑COVID instructional practices with technology and that course offerings and student enrollment in AP classes have increased.
"My name is Laura Drago. I'm the instructional supervisor of the social studies and world language department," she said, then outlined new hires in Spanish, expanded AP psychology enrollment, and the heritage‑Spanish program’s growth from 18 to 25 high‑school students. Drago said the district will offer a new AP Spanish literature and culture course next year and highlighted Seal of Biliteracy testing across many languages in the district.
Drago also described curriculum innovations and student activities—Socratic seminars, field trips to cultural events, integration of chatbots for history projects, and Holocaust Remembrance Day programming that reaches all students in certain grades. She singled out teachers and clubs for community service projects and noted that several seniors have leveraged district programs for post‑secondary success.
Drago closed by inviting questions; none were recorded at that time.
