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Bilingual Education Council urges district to restore bilingual staffing and consult on program changes
Summary
Melissa Meehan, speaking for the Bilingual Education Council, told the board there are not enough bilingual administrators, social workers and teachers and asked for a current list of bilingual staff; she said at least three bilingual staff were shifted out of the Office of Parent Engagement and raised a concern that changes to bilingual programs at School 22 were not consulted on as required by the BEC 2022 bylaws.
At the Rochester Board of Education business meeting on April 23, Melissa Meehan read a report from the Bilingual Education Council asking the district for immediate steps to support bilingual families.
Meehan said the council has repeatedly heard from families that the district lacks sufficient bilingual administrators, social workers and teachers. She requested an…
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