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District presents ACCESS results for multilingual learners; staff cite student gains and supports
Summary
District staff reported 46 students took the ACCESS for ELL last year, with roughly 15% at lowest proficiency and 35% each at levels 2 and 3; staff said 16 students exited ESL services in 2024–25 and the district will continue tutoring and translation supports.
An unidentified district ESL presenter told the Freehold Township School District board that 46 multilingual learners took the WIDA ACCESS for ELL last year and that the district is seeing movement across proficiency levels.
The presenter said about 15% of those students scored at the lowest proficiency level, roughly 35% at level 2 and 35% at level 3, and that students who achieve a score of 4.5 are no longer counted as needing ESL services. "We had 16 students — representing almost 35% of our total ESL population —…
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