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David Douglas School District 40 work session, Oct 22, 2026

29 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

School board workshop features dual language program presentation 2:06

  • The David Douglas School Board held a workshop on the district's dual language program, presented by district multilingual programs staff. 0:29
  • The presentation's stated goals were to improve two-way communication between district leadership and dual language programs and to give leaders foundational knowledge on bilingual education and the history of dual language programs. 3:54
  • Participants worked in groups of three to identify English cognates in a list of values, and then heard from a panel of dual language teachers. 7:34
Item by item (4)
  1. Call to order and land acknowledgement 0:10
    • The meeting was called to order as a board workshop on Thursday, October 22nd, 2026 at 6 PM at the David Douglas School District office. 0:29
    • The meeting opened with a Native American land acknowledgement. 0:40
  2. Dual language presentation goals 2:06
    • A district staff member introduced the presentation, describing the district as a dual language district. 2:06
    • The first goal was to continue to improve a two-way communication bridge between district leadership and dual language programs. 3:54
    • The second goal focused on foundational knowledge on bilingual education, the history of dual language programs and critical questions to consider when making decisions. 5:02
  3. Bilingual cognate activity 5:14
    • A staff member asked participants to work in trios that included someone from the dual language program, a board member and a cabinet member, to read a list of foundational values in Spanish and identify English cognates. 7:34
    • A participant reported the group noticed false cognates, such as a word that looks like compromise but means something closer to an agreement. 15:46
    • A staff member said students do the same kind of language work and that it can be exhausting. 17:24
  4. Dual language teacher panel 20:12
    • The staff member said the district was hoping to grow the program at another school next year. 21:36
    • A staff member said each panelist would have 4 minutes to respond to the questions posed to the teachers and would get a 1-minute warning. 23:18
    • A panelist said instructional access on par with English colleagues had been the biggest challenge, that materials had improved each year, and that the team would like equal access to training. 26:26

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Video: posted by the district as “David Douglas School Board Workshop - 10.22.26”