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Starting in January, Joelle Gamere, director of the Toussaint L’Ouverture Academy at Mattahunt Elementary School, will lead the department, known formerly as the Office of English Learners.
The plan was originally intended to take effect next year in grades K-8 and the following year in grades 9-12, with all English learners moving to inclusive settings by the 2025-26 school year.
Eight members of the schools' task force stepped down after BPS' new "Inclusive Education Plan" announced that English language learners will receive English as a Second Language support as needed and not be taught separately in their native language.
Speaking at a School Committee meeting Wednesday night, Superintendent Mary Skipper thanked the resigning members for the service to the district but said the district’s plans align with state and federal expectations and district data.
Eight member of the English Learners Task Force appointed by the Boston School Committee resigned Tuesday morning in protest of parts of the new Inclusive Education Plan moving the majority of English Language Learners to General Education classrooms.