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East Chicago superintendent receives annual English-learners report outlining staffing shortfalls and program goals
Summary
The district’s director of English learners reported 817 current English learner students, growth in exited students, and gaps in bilingual staffing; the board discussed Title III funding, parent advisory council plans and a multilingual celebration.
Xochitl Medina, the district’s director of English learners, presented the English Learner (EL) annual report at the Aug. 26 School City of East Chicago board meeting, outlining enrollment, program requirements and staffing needs. "Our program is designed to teach the students enough academic English to have native or near native English proficiency in the general education classes," Medina said, summarizing the program’s purpose. The report said the district currently serves 817 English learners, with Hispanic students comprising 54.4% of district enrollment as of Aug. 11, 2025. Medina told trustees there are 38 EL teachers districtwide, 3 dual-language teachers at Harrison Elementary, and 60 teachers trained in SIOP out of…
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