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In order for this school superintendent to tell all the parents that all their children should graduate from high school, he had to speak in English and also Spanish. He needs the parents to understand how important it is and told them that he cannot do it alone. - - Donna Poisl

S.L. district » Schools take 'whole child' approach to bridge the achievement gap.

By Kirsten Stewart, The Salt Lake Tribune

Midvale » Canyons School District Superintendent David Doty had a message recently for parents of children at Midvale Middle School. It was important enough to deliver in person and in two languages.

"All children in this district should graduate from high school prepared for college, not just thinking about attending college, but college bound," Doty told parents Wednesday, first in English and later in Spanish.

It wasn't the most expedient way to get a point across, even for Doty, a former Spanish teacher who struggled Wednesday to explain his job title; the direct translation for "superintendent" is "building supervisor" or "custodian."
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