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North Platte board hears English learner program growth, staffing plans
Summary
North Platte Public Schools reported rising English learner enrollment, 23 languages represented and plans for two additional certificated EL positions next year; staff described curriculum, assessment and family engagement strategies.
Kelly Sheets, English Learner coordinator and teacher for North Platte Public Schools, told the board on May 12 that the district’s English learner (EL) program grew during the 2024–25 school year and that staffing and program changes are planned for next year.
Sheets said the district now serves students who speak 23 languages, including Zulu, Ugandan languages and Hausa, and that EL enrollment stood at 63 active students and 31 monitored students for a total of 194. “We currently have 23 languages represented in our district,” Sheets said. She described program groupings, explaining that “active students” have not demonstrated proficiency on the ELPA21 assessment and receive targeted support, while “monitor” students have shown proficiency in the last four years and are tracked for continued success.
The board was told administrators will add certificated EL capacity next…
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