BCPS Multilingual Advisory Committee

An amazing team! 💪✨

🌎🎉 Multicultural Festival at Gator Run School!
Join us this Friday at 5:00 PM for a wonderful evening celebrating cultures from around the world! 🌍✨

Bring your family and enjoy a fun, educational, and cultural experience for everyone.
📍 Gator Run School
🕔 Friday – 5:00 PM
We can't wait to see you there! 🎊

MAC Chair Sara Korol presented to the Board 3 motions passed by the Committee at our Feb 18th meeting. 2 of the 3 motions were recommendations that schools be allowed to fill dual language teacher positions with qualified candidates from outside the school district (in spite of the hiring freeze). MAC asserts, based on observations from our visits to school and feedback from principals, that finding and keeping qualified Spanish Dual Language teachers is one of the biggest issues facing schools with DL programs.

On this issue the Superintendent’s response was unequivocal and enlightening:

When a position is open that the District cannot fill with a current employee due its specialized nature, THE DISTRICT WILL APPROVE THE HIRING OF AN OUTSIDE CANDIDATE.

This is very good to know! MAC will spread the word.

MAC Chair Korol also made the official recommendation to the School Board today that the District pursue opening DL pre-k classes at all schools which currently have a DL program. MAC contends that Dual Language would be draw for parents to enroll their students earlier in Broward County public schools, and by establishing such DL pre-K classrooms, BCPS would be playing to its strength of having a high percentage of families who speak a language other than English at home who would be drawn to an education that centers bilingualism at its heart.

The Board, again, was very receptive to this recommendation and immediately added DL pre-K to the agenda of its upcoming workshop on pre-K education.
Hooray!

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La presidenta del MAC, Sara Korol, presentó ante la Junta Escolar tres mociones que fueron aprobadas por el comité en nuestra reunión del 18 de febrero.
Dos de las tres mociones fueron recomendaciones para que las escuelas puedan cubrir las posiciones de maestros de Dual Language con candidatos calificados de fuera del distrito escolar (a pesar de la congelación de contrataciones).
El MAC afirma, basándose en observaciones de nuestras visitas a las escuelas y en la retroalimentación de los directores, que encontrar y retener maestros calificados de español para Dual Language es uno de los mayores problemas que enfrentan las escuelas con programas DL.
Sobre este tema, la respuesta del Superintendente fue clara y reveladora:
Cuando hay una vacante que el Distrito no puede cubrir con un empleado actual debido a su naturaleza especializada, EL DISTRITO APROBARÁ LA CONTRATACIÓN DE UN CANDIDATO EXTERNO.
¡Esto es muy bueno saberlo! El MAC difundirá esta información.
La presidenta del MAC, Sara Korol, también hizo hoy la recomendación oficial a la Junta Escolar de que el Distrito busque abrir clases de pre-K de Dual Language en todas las escuelas que actualmente tienen un programa DL.
El MAC sostiene que Dual Language sería un gran atractivo para que los padres inscriban a sus hijos más temprano en las escuelas públicas del condado de Broward, y que al establecer estas aulas de pre-K Dual Language, BCPS estaría aprovechando su fortaleza de tener un alto porcentaje de familias que hablan un idioma distinto al inglés en casa, quienes se sentirían atraídas por una educación centrada en el bilingüismo.
La Junta Escolar, una vez más, recibió muy positivamente esta recomendación y añadió inmediatamente el tema de pre-K Dual Language a la agenda de su próximo taller sobre educación pre-K.
¡Excelente noticia! 🎉

Multilingual Advisory Committee (MAC) 2025–2026, a team committed to supporting and strengthening multilingual education and the Dual Language Program in Broward County Public Schools.

📢 Multilingual Advisory Committee (MAC) Meeting 📢

The Multilingual Advisory Committee (MAC) invites all families and community members to join our upcoming meeting, where we will discuss important topics related to the education of our dual language students.

📅 Wednesday, February 18, 2026
⏰ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Coral Springs Middle School
10300 Wiles Rd, Coral Springs, FL 33076

👉 The meeting will be held in person or virtually.

✨ An unforgettable night of Dual Language and cultural pride ✨

The MAC (Multilingual Advisory Committee) had the honor of being present at an incredible showcase of the Dual Language Program during the Hispanic Extravaganza at Coral Springs Middle School. It was an evening filled with talent, culture, and a true celebration of bilingualism.

🌟 We are pleased to share this invitation from Coral Springs Middle School. 🌟

We invite all families in our community to attend the Dual Language Parent Night – Hispanic Extravaganza, hosted by Coral Springs Middle School.

📅 Thursday, December 11
⏰ 5:30 PM
📍 Coral Springs Middle School Cafeteria – 10300 Wiles Rd, Coral Springs, FL 33076

✨ MAC (Multilingual Advisory Committee) had the honor of participating in the BCPS Showcase 2025 held at the Amerant Bank Arena. This event highlighted the work of the Dual Language Program and the Bilingual/ESOL Department, promoting multilingual education.

We extend our appreciation to the Broward Bilingual/ESOL Department, the Dual Language Program team, and everyone who made this event possible.

Thank you to all of those that came to support Multilingual Advisory Committee at the School Board workshop. The Superintendent pulled the proposed revisions to Policy 1070 and there will be a Superintendent Task Force that will work with advisories to make changes that benefit all BCPS stakeholders.