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Princeton ISD to explore Early Exit Bilingual Program implementation after board discussion
Summary
The board discussed the current Early Exit Bilingual Program and directed staff to explore feasibility and develop an implementation plan for future consideration; two public commenters addressed bilingual programming during public comment.
The Princeton ISD Board of Trustees discussed the district's Early Exit Bilingual Program during its Jan. 21 meeting and directed staff to explore feasibility and develop an implementation plan for future board consideration.
The minutes record a board discussion of the current Early Exit Bilingual Program and an explicit direction to staff to study feasibility and return with an implementation plan; the transcript does not include a timeline or budget for that work. Two public commenters — Charlotte Wilson and Jose Rios — had addressed the bilingual program during the public-comment period. The minutes do not include verbatim remarks from those commenters.
The board did not adopt a program change at the meeting; it directed further study, which would raise potential staffing, curriculum and budget considerations if pursued. District staff will need to report back with feasibility findings before the board takes any formal action.
