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Pomona Unified reports mixed progress on English learner outcomes; district to continue multi‑year EL master plan rollout
Summary
District staff briefed the board on implementation of the English Learner/Multilingual Student Master Plan, reported a 45.7 EL progress indicator for 2023–24, and described increases in reclassification and supports for students with disabilities, while outlining a four‑year implementation timeline.
Pomona Unified School District staff reported at the Feb. 12 board meeting that the district’s English Learner/Multilingual Student Master Plan is in early implementation and that 45.7 percent of English learners made at least one year’s growth on the ELPAC assessment in 2023–24.
The presentation was delivered by Juan Ortiz, a PUSD staff member overseeing English learner programming, who said the English Learner Progress Indicator (ELPI) for the district matched the state average: “45 percent of our students made 1 year's growth as measured on that test,” Ortiz said. He told trustees the district will focus on professional learning for designated and integrated ELD and on monitoring more than 800 newcomer students who recently arrived in the United States.
The district described its implementation timeline as four years: 2024–25 for exposure and overview briefings at schools; 2025–26 for…
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