Spanish Forum Report
On Thursday, June 10th, 19 parents and 3 BHE teachers attended the Spanish Forum held in the library. Principal Kati Achtermann discussed considerations for hiring and fully funding a teacher and recounted BHE’s experience with PTA funding Spanish in the past (prior to 2002). PTA President Kelly Tagle gave an overview of current PTA fundraising and budget expenditures. Many ideas for implementation of Spanish Instruction were discussed. The main concern raised by the staff is the loss of core curriculum instruction time. Several parents volunteered to contact schools who already have established language instruction to ask how their programs operate.
Time and date of our next meeting is Monday, Sept. 20th from 5:45-6:45 in the BHE library. Current chair is Nicole Austin and we are currently seeking a Co-Chair! Anyone is welcome to join the committee, and you don’t have to come to meetings to be emailed with updates.
