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Bellevue Public Schools reports growth in English learners, highlights family literacy partnerships
Summary
District officials presented data showing growth in English learners (EL), a rise in emerging-proficiency students, multilingual family literacy efforts, adult ESL classes and community partnerships supporting students and families.
Bellevue Public Schools administrators told the Board of Education that the district's English learner population has grown and that family literacy and community partnerships are central to supporting multilingual students and their families.
District staff said the EL program served 507 students this year and that staff recorded 53 languages spoken across the district and 28 languages represented in the EL program. Presenters said 83% of EL students speak Spanish, and the district reported 70 students reached proficiency on the statewide ELPA21 assessment in the most recent testing window.
The district described how it screens students:…
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