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Aberdeen School Board hears ESL program update: 280 English learners, 11% exited last year
Summary
ESL teachers told the Aberdeen School Board the district serves 280 English learners across 13 home languages, with Spanish and Korean most common; staff outlined assessments, exit criteria and services, and said 11% exited the program in 2024–25.
Tara Hill and Bailey Hoffman, the district’s ESL teachers, presented an overview of the Aberdeen School District 06-1 English Learner program at the Sept. 8, 2025, school-board meeting. They reported enrollment, staffing and the tests and services used to move students toward English-language proficiency.
Hill and Hoffman said the district serves 280 English learners who speak 13 home languages; Spanish and Korean are the majority languages. The presenters described the staffing configuration: eight certified ESL teachers (five stationed at elementary schools, one middle-school position shared between two middle schools, and two high-school teachers with…
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