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Hillside reports gains for multilingual learners; ESL director cites exits, staffing gaps
Summary
The district's ESL and World Languages director reported increases in multilingual-learner enrollment, a rise in students exiting ESL services, and staffing shortages for bilingual-certified teachers that require state waivers in some languages.
The Hillside Public School District’s director of ESL and World Languages presented data Aug. 28 showing growth in the district’s multilingual-learner (ML) population and improved English-language progress on the ACCESS assessment.
Director Opereke said the district ended the previous school year with 518 ML students, and at the meeting she reported the district was opening the new year with about 497 registered MLs and still enrolling. She said 54 students exited ESL services this year after meeting criteria, compared with 18 exits the prior year.
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