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Watertown district outlines ESL screening, instruction and migrant program; about 140 students now enrolled in ESL
Summary
Director Becca Briggs described the district's English‑learner screening process, instructional approaches (sheltered instruction/SIOP), testing and exit criteria, and the migrant student identification process; the district reported about 140 English learners and 15 current migrant students.
Becca Briggs, principal at Lincoln Elementary and director of English as a Second Language (ESL) for Watertown School District 14‑4, presented an overview of the district’s ESL and migrant programs, including identification, instruction, staffing and exit criteria.
Briggs explained the district’s screening process: every student who registers completes a home‑language survey and those who indicate another primary language are screened in listening, reading, writing and speaking. "We provide a home language survey," Briggs said, noting kindergarteners are screened only for listening and speaking in their first semester. If a…
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