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Granite details services for multilingual learners, refugees and compliance work in Education Access and Opportunity presentation
Summary
Department directors described Title IX and 504 compliance, Title VI American Indian programs, services for 20,000 multilingual learners, refugee/newcomer supports, and district efforts to build ESL capacity, including an in-district ESL endorsement pathway and Flashlight 360 for speaking and writing practice.
David Gomez, director of Educational Access and Opportunity (DEAO), and Carly (Carly/Harley) Chavez, associate director, briefed the board on five major areas of the department—s work: Title IX, Section 504 compliance, Title VI American Indian programs, Title III multilingual-learner services, and refugee/newcomer supports.
DEAO told the board the district serves roughly "20,000 multilingual learners," operates a 504 caseload with "5,684 active 5 0 fours" in the FOCUS system, and has 933 students qualifying under Title VI (American Indian education). Carly described culturally based outreach and a parent committee and said the district's American Indian graduation rate is about 95 percent.
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