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Elmwood Park CUSD 401 multilingual program reports 820 English learners; dual-language pathway expanded
Summary
Miss Gomez told the Elmwood Park CUSD 401 board the district has 820 identified English learners (522 Spanish, 176 Ukrainian), highlighted staff certification and ACCESS outcomes, and described dual-language expansion and $86,031 in Title 3 funds for multilingual supports.
Miss Gomez, the district multilingual program presenter, told the Elmwood Park CUSD 401 Board of Education the district currently identifies 820 students as English learners, with 522 students from Spanish-speaking homes and 176 from Ukrainian-speaking homes. “So total, we had 820 students that are identified in the district as being ELs,” she said.
The presentation described staffing and program placement: 32% of district staff hold EL or bilingual certification, and paraprofessionals who speak Ukrainian and Spanish are positioned at the high school to support students in content-area classes. Miss Gomez said the district uses a mix of push-in support, pull-out groups and co-taught sections to match students’ WIDA ACCESS proficiency levels.
Miss Gomez reviewed program models required under Illinois State Board of Education rules, explaining that Transitional Bilingual…
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