Staffing Your Dual Language School
Finding and retaining quality bilingual staff is a concern at most dual language schools. One way to address this concern is to "grow" the staff that you have.
Encourage support staff to become teachers. Talk to teaching staff about getting additional certification. It is important to have bilingual teachers in the roles of special education, librarian, administrator, physical education, music, and art.
Look for grants from local, state and federal agencies to further the education of your staff. If these funds are not available, find ways to reimburse staff members from the school budget. This is an investment that will benefit all of the students at your school.
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