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Parents urge board to preserve German program as district readies hiring process
Summary
Several parents urged the board to replace the retiring German teacher and keep the language program, asking the district to post the vacancy, consider local university partnerships and allow current students a path to finish the sequence.
Parents used the public‑comment period to press the district to keep German classes after a retirement. Catherine Schneider said the program "sets our district above other districts" and asked directly: "Are there plans to replace Frau Crinen after retirement and keep German going?"
Jessica Antonik urged the board to post the vacancy promptly and suggested outreach to the University at Buffalo or long‑term substitute options to preserve continuity for students who have already started the sequence. District staff responded that recruiting specialty language teachers is difficult but that the district intends to post the position and is working through internal hiring processes; no hiring decision was finalized during the meeting.
