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RELEASE:
April
13,
2015
CONTACT:
Diego
Uriburu:
301-518-8705
duriburu@identity-youth.org
Antonio
Hernandez
Cardoso:
240-605-6174
HerCarAnt@gmail.com
The
Montgomery
County
Latino
Advocacy
Coalition
(MCLAC)
called
upon
the
Montgomery
County
Board
of
Education
to
hire
a
superintendent
with
a
track
record
in
advancing
the
achievement
of
Latino
students.
The
goal
is
to
improve
academic
achievement,
career
readiness,
and
increase
Latino
family
involvement
in
local
schools.
The
MCLAC
applauds
the
Board
of
Education
for
implementing
an
extensive
process
to
gain
meaningful
community
input
in
the
selection
process
for
the
new
superintendent.
The
new
school
superintendent
must
be
ready
to
work
with
the
Latino
community
on
a
number
of
key
issues
to
ensure
that
the
school
district:
Provides
staffing
at
schools
that
reflect
the
student
population
in
an
effort
to
become
a
culturally
and
linguistically
competent
system.
There
is
an
inadequate
number
of
Spanish-
speaking
staff
members
available
to
speak
with
Latino
parents
to
answer
their
questions
and
generally
assist
them
in
supporting
their
students.
Provides
ongoing
professional
development
to
teachers
and
staff
to
support
them
in
affirming
cultural
diversity
in
MCPS
classrooms.
Allocates
the
necessary
college
and
career
resources
to
ensure
that
all
Latino
students
have
paths
to
future
success.
This
includes
prioritizing
a
career
readiness
program
for
students
enrolled
in
English
for
Speakers
of
Other
Languages
(ESOL)
classes
and
older
students
with
interrupted
educations;
ensuring
small
class
sizes
for
students
with
increased
educational
load;
and
providing
mentoring
and
additional
supports
for
students
who
may
struggle
academically.
Provides
meaningful
access
to
policy
and
decision-making
processes
for
the
Latino
community.
To
further
this
inclusive
process,
the
new
superintendent
should
articulate
a
clear
strategy
and
create
mechanisms
in
MCPS
and
the
Board
of
Education
to
facilitate
the
participation
of
the
Latino
community
in
key
debates
and
crucial
policy
decisions.
This
includes
strategic
plans
for
the
county,
the
budget
process,
and
other
policies
having
large-scale
impact.
Engages
in
system-wide
transformative
reform
to
ensure
that
MCPS
adopt
policies
and
practices
that
enable
Latino
families
to
participate
in
the
school
lives
of
their
students.
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Montgomery
County
Latino
Advocacy
Coalition
(MCLAC)
is
a
group
of
community
leaders
and
organizations
that
support
the
achievement
of
Latino
youth
and
the
wellbeing
of
community
members.
MCLAC
includes
organizations
such
as
CASA
de
Maryland,
Identity,
Maryland
Multicultural
Youth
Centers
and
numerous
other
organizations
as
well
as
parents
and
business
leaders.