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District to apply for waiver after reaching 20-student threshold for Spanish-speaking learners; targeted ESL planned
Summary
A committee report said the district has crossed the state threshold of 20 students who speak the same language (Spanish), triggering either a bilingual program requirement or the option to request a state waiver; the district plans to apply for the waiver and provide intensified ESL instruction and teacher professional development.
A committee report to the Metuchen Board of Education said the district has reached a state policy threshold requiring additional multilingual-learner support: when 20 or more students in a district speak the same world language, the district must either establish a bilingual program or apply for an approved program waiver.
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