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Austin Public Schools outlines three-year plan to revise EL services after program review
Summary
District staff presented a six-recommendation review of English Learner (EL) programming, including a draft Austin-specific LIEP, changes to secondary EL scheduling to reduce overassignment, improved family outreach, and a planned three-year review cycle. Board members asked about parent engagement and implementation timelines.
District staff presented the findings of a recent English Learner (EL) program review and outlined a multi-year plan to change how multilingual learners are identified, scheduled and supported.
"We came away with six recommendations," an EL program lead told the board, saying staff formed an EL leadership team representing each building to prioritize work and draft an Austin-specific Language Instruction Educational Program (LIEP). The presenter said the district revised its screening process this year as part of that work and processed about 330 new students who may need EL…
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