The Monmouth-Roseville School District is committing to
improving the literacy of Spanish-speaking students over the
next few years. The district will add a second bi-lingual
kindergarten class next fall. Superintendent Paul Woehlke said
the goal is to help Latino students with both their Spanish and
English language skills. He said, ”Both (classrooms) will be
teaching literacy in Spanish to the Hispanic students so they
learn their native language literacy first. And research says
that's the better approach to a bi-lingual program.”