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Bend‑La Pine details language and cultural services: dual‑language, newcomer and family liaison programs highlighted
Summary
District staff presented an overview of multilingual services Sept. 9: about 1,300 students have been identified as English learners, the district serves 37 home languages, nearly 900 students participate in native‑language instructional models, and newcomer and Fuerte social‑emotional programs support recently arrived students.
Kinsey Martin, Bend‑La Pine Schools' executive director of policy and advocacy, told the board Sept. 9 that the district’s language and cultural services team supports a substantial multilingual student population and is expanding programs and curriculum.
"We have over 1,300 students who have been identified as English language learners," Martin said, adding that the district identifies 37 home languages this year and that ‘‘recent arrival’’ students — those in their first three years in U.S. public schools — number about 290.
Martin described four program areas: the K–12 dual‑language (dual immersion) program, the newcomer program, family liaison services and ELD curriculum and partnerships. Staff leaders detailed program scale and work:
- Dual‑language: Stephanie Bonnie, elementary dual language coordinator and teacher, said the district now runs dual‑immersion at four sites (Bear Creek Elementary, Jewell Elementary, High…
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