The Hollister School District is set to hold its regular meeting Feb. 26, and trustees will consider a change to the dual language program for seventh- and eighth-grade students, among other items.
Trustees are scheduled to meet in open session at 6 p.m. next Tuesday at the district office, 2690 Cienega Road.
On the agenda, the board will weigh an adjustment to the Dual Language Academy program and whether to change the model for seventh- and eighth-grade students, due to cost cutting in recent years. Under the proposal, the district would allow students to continue on with one or two courses per year in Spanish proficiency.
In kindergarten through sixth grade, students are taught under a 50-50 model that involves two teachers co-teaching two classes of students, with one teacher instructing entirely in Spanish and the other in English. In the initial “vision” for the academy, the students would continue with the same 50-50 model through eighth grade, according to the meeting agenda.
Designating Maze Middle School as the site for the continued education would cost an estimate of up to $14,500 annually.
In other items, trustees will consider
• Approval of the “Wonder Woofs” organization for a program designed to educate and discourage drug use. It involves using two golden retrievers that are brought onto school campuses.
• A presentation on lessons learned from school uniform policies enacted in recent years at R.O. Hardin School, Calaveras School and the Accelerated Achievement Academy.
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