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Mickelson principals outline teaming, ELL growth and daily wellness at Brookings school board meeting
Summary
Mickelson Middle School principals described the school's teaming model, an increase in English-language learners and daily PE/health as they sought board awareness of program features and staffing needs.
At a Brookings School District 05-1 board meeting, Todd Foster and Matt Christie, principals of Mickelson Middle School, reviewed the school's enrollment, programming and supports, saying the middle school model emphasizes teaming, daily wellness and expanded English-language learner services.
Foster told the board the school's current enrollment is about 778 students: roughly 263 sixth-graders, 262 seventh-graders and 253 eighth-graders. He said the building now serves 39 English-language learners and that the district recently approved a full-time ELL teacher, Cheryl Harming. Foster said the school expects to lose eight eighth-graders and gain 18 incoming fifth-graders next year, which would bring the ELL total close to 50. "We have 14 different languages that are spoken as their main language at the middle school," Foster said.
Why it matters: Board members pressed for concrete details on enrollment and…
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