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Consultant urges Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD to standardize dual-language program, boost oral-language instruction
Summary
An external audit presented to the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD board highlighted inconsistent implementation of dual-language and ESL programs, recommended a districtwide program manual, staffing increases at the secondary level, and standardizing a 50% partner-language allocation for dual-language classrooms.
Carlene "Carly" Thomas, an independent bilingual education consultant, presented the results of a multilingual program audit to the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Board of Trustees during the district's work-study meeting. The audit reviewed three years of assessment data, interviews with about 20 virtual staff and additional on-site walkthroughs at Stark Elementary, Polk Middle School and Newman Smith High School, and district multilingual procedures.
Thomas told trustees the district shows committed staff and improving communication but suffers from inconsistent program implementation across campuses. "Our district ... has a bit of an identity crisis. We're not fully a dual language program, and we're not fully a transitional late-exit bilingual program," Thomas said, urging the district to choose and implement a single model with fidelity.
The consultant recommended four immediate priorities: (1) improve…
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