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Norwalk ML staff describe graduation tracker and reengagement steps for students off track
Summary
Multilingual Learners staff told the committee they created a tracker with high school counselors and administrators to monitor course completion, identify students off track, and provide interventions including summer academies and Twilight programs to help students meet graduation requirements.
Multilingual Learners staff told the Board of Education Multilingual Learners Committee Thursday that the department has worked with high school administrators and counselors to create a tracker for monitoring multilingual learners’ progress toward graduation and to reengage students who fall off track.
The tracker, staff said, reviews multilingual learner transcripts and course completions so schools can identify missing credits and develop targeted action plans. For students who were off track, staff described interventions including the ML Summer Academy, Twilight programming, credit recovery options and coordinated outreach to bring students back into school and on a graduation pathway.
Francis Saez, Multilingual Learners department staff, described the tracker and said the team “created a tracker to monitor course completions and review MLL transcripts to ensure students are meeting graduation requirements.” Saez reported that district multilingual learner graduation rates have increased since fall 2022: staff said multilingual learner graduation rates rose from roughly 68.8 percent when Saez and colleagues arrived to about 79.3 percent by the most recent referenced period; school‑level examples were provided, including a 12.8 percentage point increase at one high school the presentation named (school referenced in transcript as “No Wokai”/Noachai). Staff emphasized that a gap remains between multilingual learners and all students and said the district is continuing targeted supports to close that gap.
Committee members noted the emotional significance of summer graduation ceremonies and family pride; staff said finance handles scholarship payments (the meeting named the Natalia Rodriguez scholarship) once students submit bills and registration paperwork and that students receive award letters and are celebrated at school ceremonies.
The briefing was informational; no formal motion or policy change was made. The committee concluded the item and staff indicated continued monitoring and school collaboration to sustain gains and address remaining gaps.
