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Division reports drop in English-learner growth; SAS grant funds targeted Afghan supports
Summary
Division officials said English-learner enrollment growth has slowed for the first time since 2021 and described efforts to improve language-proficiency outcomes, including hires funded by a SAS grant to support Afghan students and families and ongoing Title III and ACCESS testing timing issues.
Charlottesville City Schools reported on Nov. 6 that English-learner (EL) enrollment and proficiency trends have shifted and that federal grant funding has allowed targeted support for Afghan students, including bilingual instructional assistants.
Division EL coordinator Dr. Vautz said the division's Welcome Center registered 214 EL enrollments last year and that the overall EL roster now stands lower than in recent years — a change the presenter attributed in part to a pause in refugee resettlement and federal immigration shifts. Dr. Vautz said…
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