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Franklin County schools outline ESL services serving 224 students across nine schools
Summary
District ESL teachers presented program details to the Franklin County Board of Education, including student counts, identification and exit criteria, staffing and instructional models and the state ELPA21 assessment schedule.
Carla Abelos, an ESL teacher who said her homeschool is Huntland School, told the Franklin County Board of Education that the district currently serves 224 students classified as English learners across nine schools.
The presentation on the district’s English learners (EL) program, delivered by Abelos and colleagues Sarah Curtis and Leslie Torbalson, described how students are identified, how the state assessment ELPA21 is administered, and the district’s two models for delivering services.
"Our program is called ESL or EL. You'll hear it used interchangeably in the state of Tennessee and this refers to students who are…
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