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Stoughton officials report growth, high performance in English‑learner programs
Summary
Multilingual director Amy Qualey told the school committee the district now serves about 700 English learners and former English learners, has seen a 54% increase since 2020, and reported the highest regional progress rate for EL students on state measures; district is using Title III funds for extended‑day, summer and newcomer programs and piloting elementary Portuguese literacy.
Amy Qualey, the district’s multilingual director, told the Stoughton School Committee that Stoughton now serves roughly 700 English learners and former English learners and has seen ‘‘a growth rate of 54% of English learners and former English learners in just 5 years.’’ She said that, excluding temporary shelter populations, the district is ‘‘right about where we were in 2013, with around 600’’ English‑learner students.
Qualey described the district’s screening and support process: parents complete a home‑language survey at registration; students identified with another language are screened with the WIDA screener (the state‑mandated tool) and are assessed annually using the ACCESS test each January to track progress. She summarized state rules that newcomers with no English receive 90 minutes of direct ESL…
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