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District presents Lao consent-decree report: 14,000 English learners, promising gains and gaps by language pathway
Summary
The board received the annual Lao modified consent-decree report on English learners: SFUSD reported roughly 14,000 ELs across 60 languages, noted gains in graduation rates and highlighted remaining gaps between Spanish-speaking and Cantonese-speaking ELs; auditors and follow-up monitoring were also announced.
District staff presented the San Francisco Unified School District’s annual report under the Lao modified consent decree, summarizing English learner (EL) demographics, performance and recommended site-level strategies.
The presenter told the board the district had "a little over 14,000 English learners, and 60 languages represented," with Spanish and Cantonese among the largest language groups. The report highlighted that approximately 50 percent of ELs gained at least one level on SELT assessments in the most recent year and that graduation rates…
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