Alisal parents tell state officials they want to keep bilingual education programs
But perhaps the most common request from speakers during a visit from members of the California Department of Education board Wednesday was for support for bilingual education.
"You have to keep our bilingual programs; that's the best for our Latino children," said Maria Ramirez, mother of two students in the district. "We need to have bilingual programs and bilingual teachers."
About 300 people attended a community meeting at Jesse Sanchez Elementary School called by the Department of Education.
Board President Ted Mitchell wanted to receive comments from community members about the qualities they would like to see in a state trustee, how long a trustee should stay at the district, and what kind of powers he or she should have.
As part of sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the state Department of Education decided in
