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Davis High details schoolwide push to lift multilingual learners' literacy
Summary
Davis High School principal Heather Hasty told the Yakima School District board the school is prioritizing multilingual learners this year, citing data showing wide gaps in reading proficiency and describing targeted interventions including professional learning teams, a freshman transition specialist and new assessments.
Davis High School principal Heather Hasty told the Yakima School District board on Oct. 6 that the campus will make multilingual learners’ literacy a schoolwide focus for the 2025–26 school year. Hasty said the school has "over 500 multilingual learners" among approximately 2,300 students and that staff are deploying targeted strategies to close large proficiency gaps.
Hasty said the districtwide English language arts baseline is 34.1%, Davis overall is 46.4%, and…
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