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District multilingual report: 1 in 3 students speaks a language other than English; leaders highlight DLI and supports
Summary
District staff reported that roughly one‑third of students speak another language; staff outlined Dual Language Immersion expansion, newcomer services, and multilingual strategies to improve outcomes for emerging multilingual learners.
GRESHAM, Ore. — The district’s multilingual‑learners director reported at the Aug. 21 work session that about 33% of students in Gresham‑Barlow speak a language other than English and that Spanish is by far the largest language group in the system. Sarah Felipe, director of multilingual learners and dual language instruction, told the board the district has roughly 1,900 students who are current ELLs (emerging multilingual learners) and…
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