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Upper Darby highlights partnership with Delaware County Literacy Council to expand adult ESL classes
Summary
The Education People Services Committee heard an overview of the district's partnership with the Delaware County Literacy Council, which offers free adult ESL classes at Upper Darby facilities funded in part by Title III federal funds. Presenters outlined class structure, enrollment history and outreach plans; no board action was taken.
Upper Darby School District officials on Wednesday detailed a long-running partnership with the Delaware County Literacy Council that provides free adult English-as-a-second-language classes to district residents, officials said.
The presentation, given to the Education People Services Committee by Dr. Manfry and Dr. Kelly, said the Delaware County Literacy Council has provided free, confidential literacy services since the council’s founding in 1976 and that Upper Darby began hosting the council’s classes on district property in 2013 with support from Title III federal funds. "This partnership ... provides our adult immigrant families with a very, very valuable service," Dr. Manfry said.
The program offers instructor-led ESL classes twice a week for two hours per evening, with a…
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