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Sun Prairie district presents data on multilingual learners, proposes expansion of dual-language programs
Summary
District staff told the school board they use ACCESS and state on-track measures to track multilingual student progress, reported rising reclassification and promising dual-language outcomes in literacy, numeracy and social-emotional learning, and proposed expanding dual-language immersion and newcomer courses.
At a presentation to the Sun Prairie Area School District school board, district leaders summarized measures of multilingual student progress, recent results and next steps for program development.
Stephanie Leonard, the district’s Assistant Superintendent for Teaching, Learning and Equity, opened the presentation and said the board had asked staff to address four items: how the district measures success for multilingual learners, what the data show, why goals might not be met, and what the district will change. Dr. Sarah Chaya Clarity, Director of Secondary and process lead for multilingual programming, told the board, “We assess students using the ACCESS assessment, and that is a part of the requirement under Title III.”
Staff said they evaluate multilingual learners using multiple…
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