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Norfolk Public Schools outlines English learner services, staffing and enrollment
Summary
District ELL staff told the board the program serves roughly 340 students speaking 17 languages across elementary, middle and high school; staff described classroom strategies, newcomer supports and staffing needs.
Norfolk Public Schools staff presented an English language learner (ELL) program update to the Board of Education, reporting program size, classroom approaches and staffing needs across the district.
"Every day, we have the privilege of working with 340 NPS students who speak 17 different languages," said Beth Shaner of the district ELL team. Staff described differentiated instruction (sentence stems, vocabulary supports, phonics and phonemic awareness), newcomer language units and hands-on activities used across grade levels to build English proficiency and access to grade-level content.
Presenters from multiple schools described local ELL populations and classroom practices: Grant…
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