From The Beauford Gazette
The arrival of two instructors from China who will help launch partial immersion programs in Mandarin is being delayed as the Beaufort County School District wrangles with the state Department of Education and other agencies.
The district received grants this summer to bring Chinese teachers to two international baccalaureate elementary schools this year: Hilton Head IB and Broad River. However, their contracts haven’t been approved because of complicated visa, teacher-certification and other legal issues, said Sean Alford, the district’s instructional services chief.
Those issues could be settled as soon as today in a conference call with lawyers for the state and other nonprofit and international agencies involved with the district in developing the program, Alford said.
Two teachers already are prepared to come and probably would arrive within 10 days after their contracts are approved, Alford added. They will live with host families while in Beaufort County.
“Everything that could have been an issue has been,” Alford said. “But it hasn’t deterred us.”
Read more: http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/10/04/1395949/chinese-immersion-at-beaufort.html#ixzz11VCoDVq7
Mandarin Immersion Parents Council 
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