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program the livingston parish public school system is expanding its esl (english as a secondary language) program for the coming school year to help manage the district?s increased demand. esl programs are designed to help international students learn english or improve their english language and writing skills. the number of students going through the program has doubled since 2016, according to supervisor of instruction steve vampran. vampran also says the district currently employs five certified esl teachers and 13 paraprofessionals who work with esl students, and he anticipates the district having six certified esl teachers and 14 paraprofessionals onboard for this school year. astronaut visits baton rouge dr. bernard harris
, ceo of the national math + science initiative (nmsi), visited baton rouge to kick off nmsi?s laying the foundation teacher training at woodlawn high school. he also took time to meet with students at a local stem lab camp. in addition to his role at nmsi, dr. harris is the founder of the harris foundation, and he has worked at nasa for 10 years. during his career at nasa, harris became the first african american to walk in space. a u g u s t 2 0 1 8 | b r p a r e n t s . c o m 2 5
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