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Salinas City Elementary superintendent lays out goals: reading, math, bilingual expansion and hiring needs

Salinas City Council and Salinas City Elementary School District Board of Trustees · May 11, 2026
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Summary

Superintendent Dr. Andrade told the May 5 joint meeting the district serves more than 8,600 students across 15 schools, outlined a budget timeline for June approval, presented '5‑3‑5' achievement goals and said the district is exploring extending dual immersion through seventh grade and actively hiring bus drivers and other staff.

Superintendent Dr. Andrade told the joint meeting on May 5 that the Salinas City Elementary School District serves more than 8,600 students across 15 schools and that the district is finalizing a budget to present to the board in late May with approval planned for June.

“We want every child reading proficiently by third grade, being proficient in math by fifth grade, and our English learners are multilinguals to be reclassified within five years of being in the U.S.,” Dr. Andrade said, summarizing the…

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