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District reports English‑learner outcomes: higher graduation rates and steady EL enrollment
Summary
The board reviewed the district’s annual English‑learner (EL) report, which shows stable EL enrollment, an 88.9% four‑year EL graduation rate and expanded instructional supports including SIOP training and pull‑out services.
District staff presented the annual English‑learner (EL) report and compared local data to statewide figures from the 2023–24 reporting year. The EL presenter told the board the district has about 360 active EL students and that monitored and former EL counts are consistent with prior years.
The EL presenter highlighted that the district’s four‑year graduation rate for EL students was 88.89% and the five‑year rate 88.24%, both reported as higher than the state average and higher than the district’s overall rate. The presenter credited Lost River High School for strong credit recovery and graduation work with EL students.
Instructional supports described included the district’s use of the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) model, 30‑minute elementary daily ELD pull‑out sessions, a full class period of secondary ELD that earns elective credit, after‑school tutoring and targeted summer programs funded by migrant and summer‑learning grants. The presenter noted the state’s official EL report was based on 2023–24 data and that local services include SIOP training for EL teachers with invitations for general‑education staff.
Board members asked about language diversity and mobility. The EL presenter said Spanish remains the largest EL language but the district now includes Vietnamese, Russian, Hmong and other languages, and that smaller communities such as Gilchrist present service‑delivery challenges that the district addresses by offering live teachers by Zoom when needed.
The administration noted about 30 students passed the ELPA summative assessment last year and entered Year 1 monitored status; staff said long‑term ELs and ELs with IEPs are present in small numbers and fluctuate by enrollment.
