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Longmeadow officials review DESE audit of English‑learner services, outline follow-up steps
Summary
Longmeadow Public Schools presented a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education review of its English‑language learner (ELL) program. The district was largely compliant but will tighten registration, increase interim progress monitoring, expand translation at events and formalize annual opt‑out notices.
Nilda Azari, director of student and family support for Longmeadow Public Schools, presented findings from a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) audit of the district’s English‑language learner program, saying the review found the district largely in compliance while identifying several areas for improvement.
Azari told the school committee that DESE reviewed “a complete file review” of 12 students and interviewed parents, administrators, teachers and specialists as part of the six‑year audit cycle. “We were fully compliant in [several] areas,” she said, adding that there were “no 0 compliance areas.”
The state’s review identified five improvement areas the district plans to address: registration and initial screening for incoming students, more frequent interim progress monitoring between the start‑of‑year screener…
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