Multilingual Program News Today

Good. In concept. [laughter] all right. Our next item is agenda item number 6. Vision zero adopted in in february 2014 vision zero eliminating traffic fatalities by 2024 and well have a presentation by tom maguire and Timothy Papandreou can they step forward . Good morning good afternoon mr. Chairman im tom maguire from the San Francisco Transportation Agency and mr. Papandreou will be here any second. Pardon me. Just a second. No problem. So im going to talk today about Citywide Initiative call...

Will really impact seniors and people with disabilities improve their quality of life i really think its a nobrainer its a winwin situation for everyone. Okay. Then well have a vote to approve in concept donna . Oh, you need a motion. Okay. All right. I so move that the Council Approve the draft resolution in front of us for the sfmta regarding free muni for people with disabilities and foreseen i for, seniors. Ill need a second. Ill second. Okay. Now well vote on the motion. Just a show of hand...

There is a growing economic disparity between people with disabilities, seniors and the general population and whereas affordable transportation is an important cornerstone of Community Living for people with disabilities and seniors and whereas people with disabilities and seniors tend to be more reliant on Public Transportation than other populations, and whereas the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has previously addressed the issue of affordable transportation for youth and wher...

Seth Stern enrolled his son, a kindergartener, in the Two-Way Immersion program at Washington Elementary School for the 2023-24 school year. Now, Stern’s son learns alongside native Spanish speakers and receives instruction in both English and Spanish so he can eventually become proficient in both languages.  Stern said his son is excited to go to...

Farhat Noorzad fled Afghanistan with her family at 14. Now a Berkeley High junior, she uses 5 languages to help other immigrant classmates.

Around 20 Evanston/Skokie District 65 parents attended a Two-Way Immersion program information session on Thursday at Dawes Elementary School. The event was led by D65’s Multilingual Program Director Amy Correa and Associate Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Stacy Beardsley.  The TWI program is a bilingual education program to help elementary school students develop language...

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education discussed efforts to support students with Individualized Education Programs — which ensure students with disabilities receive necessary services — and English Language Learners on Monday. The number of students with disabilities in the district has “steadily increased” over the last 10 years, according to a memo from...