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Multilingual enrollment reaches nearly 2,000; district warns staffing, space and interpretation capacity strained
Summary
Liza McMorris, director of the district’s Multilingual Center, told the school committee that multilingual student enrollment has increased markedly and that staffing and space are under pressure.
Liza McMorris, director of the district’s Multilingual Center, told the Lewiston Public Schools committee that multilingual student enrollment has increased markedly and that staffing and space are under pressure.
McMorris said the district has screened more than 335 potential multilingual students since September and has enrolled over 500 students since July. "We are now up to, and this number has changed since I put it on there, 1,964 multilingual learners district wide," she said, adding that the students represent more than 42 languages other than English.
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