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Sun Prairie officials present data showing dual-language students’ gains and outline program expansion
Summary
District leaders told the school board that multilingual learners in the district’s dual-language immersion program show academic and social-emotional gains versus peers, outlined next steps to expand dual-language and newcomer offerings, and reported rising reclassification rates on state English proficiency measures.
Sun Prairie Area School District officials presented data to the school board showing that multilingual learners enrolled in the district’s dual-language immersion program are posting stronger long-term academic indicators and social‑emotional benchmark results than peers in English-only programs.
At a presentation led by Stephanie Leonard, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching, Learning and Equity, and Dr. Sarah Chaya Clarity, Director of Secondary and process lead for Multilingual Programming, district staff emphasized English-language proficiency growth, reclassification rates, and outcomes in literacy, numeracy and social‑emotional learning as the primary measures for multilingual student success. "Our multilingual learner English language proficiency growth is a key indicator in ensuring that our multilingual learners are making gains towards being English language proficient," Dr. Chaya Clarity said, noting the district uses the ACCESS assessment required under Title III to track progress.
The presentati…
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