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David Douglas details ELD changes to boost graduation for multilingual learners
Summary
District staff told the school board that a surge of recent-arrival multilingual students and ELPA exit rules are depressing graduation rates; they proposed awarding credit through ELD courses, opening electives, sheltered instruction and expanded transcript evaluation to raise on-time graduation.
David Douglas School District staff on Thursday presented detailed data on multilingual learners at David Douglas High School and laid out program changes the district says should raise graduation rates.
Shane Burshell, assistant administrator of multilingual programs, told the board the district registered 151 ninth-through-12th graders this year who indicated a language other than English at home; of newcomers tested with the ELPA screener, 75 were found eligible for services and 44 scored at Level 1 across domains, meaning very limited English proficiency. Burshell said only one newcomer scored proficient on the screener. "The only way to exit from services is to demonstrate proficiency on the ELPA assessment," he said, adding the state no longer allows a portfolio exit process.
The district presented…
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