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Inquiry about multilingual learners and language offerings
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Council Member Narcisse asks about the languages offered in the Summer Rising program for multilingual learners. Angela Faloye from NYC Public Schools responds about their approach to language services.
- The program assesses student needs and provides appropriate language services
- Specific data on languages offered is not immediately available
- Principals are informed about student needs to ensure proper staffing
Mercedes Narcisse
1:29:21
I see languages, multilingual learners.
1:29:25
What are the languages?
1:29:26
I don't know if my colleagues already asked that question, and I'm sorry that I'm late because this traffic was bad for me.
1:29:31
So the language what are the languages you're offering?
Angela Faloye
1:29:47
So in terms of the languages, what we strive to do is understand the needs of the students and provide the appropriate services.
1:29:58
In terms of data, that's something that we can get to you.
1:30:01
I don't have that information right now.
1:30:04
But, again, what we do do is assess the needs of students, we provide that information in our databases for principles to understand the need and who to hire.
1:30:14
And based on the need of the students, we provide the services.
1:30:18
Mhmm.