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District 203 outlines expansion of multilingual services, reports drop in refusals
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District 203 staff presented an update on EC–12 multilingual services and a plan to expand multilingual programming to home schools across levels; presenters reported a sharp decline in refusals of services and described steps to improve family communication, progress monitoring and newcomer supports.
District 203 administrators presented a detailed update Monday on the district’s EC–12 multilingual services and on a multi-year expansion to move multilingual supports into students’ home schools.
Assistant Superintendent Jane Willard and Dr. Madaba Guerrero, director of language acquisition, told the Board of Education the district has been shifting toward an asset-based approach—referring to students as multilingual—and building instruction around WIDA language-development standards and state guidance.
Presenters described program components across levels: early childhood classrooms with ESL-certified staff and two Spanish transitional bilingual education (TBE) classrooms (described as…
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