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Latin American Community Engagement
Community engagement efforts to attract Latin American families into schools has made administrators and teachers refocus their approach and adapt to new cultures and values. Much emphasis is placed by our school's P.T.A and parent liaison team on strategies to attract Latin American family to a predominantly African American school. Participation level from Spanish-speaking parents has steadily grown over the years, but it’s not at the level desired by school staff.

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