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Charles County reports flat multilingual enrollment, seeks to sustain Title III supports
Summary
District staff told the board the English Language Development program is stable (1,242 active ML students) even as statewide ML enrollment falls; staff outlined Title III-funded supports, a recent federal grant withdrawal, and plans to add curriculum and hold some grant-funded programs locally.
Autumn Hoffman, the district—s ELD content lead, briefed the Board of Education on Dec. 9 about the status of multilingual learners and ELD services.
Hoffman said the Oct. 30 state snapshot showed 1,242 active multilingual learners (MLs) — pupils currently meeting with an ELD teacher — plus 201 students whose parents have waived weekly direct services and 232 students reclassified (exited) from ELD in the last two years. She noted that statewide ML counts have fallen by roughly 5,000 students while Charles County—s ML population has remained…
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