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Bend-LaPine highlights multilingual services: 1,300+ EL students, 37 languages and expansion of dual-language and newcomer supports
Summary
District leaders presented a multi-part update on language and cultural services, saying more than 1,300 students are identified as English learners, 37 languages are spoken in homes, nearly 900 students receive native-language instruction, and the newcomer program has graduated 15 students to date.
BEND, Ore. — Bend-LaPine Schools on Sept. 9 gave the board a comprehensive update on its language and cultural services, detailing program reach, curriculum design and supports for recent-arrival students.
Kinsey Martin, executive director of policy and advocacy, opened the presentation by saying the district currently identifies "over 1,300" English learners and that families speak 37 languages in students— homes. "We have 37 languages this year spoken by students and families," Martin said, and she emphasized that the presentation would focus on students who bring additional languages and cultural assets to classrooms.
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