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USD 383 highlights language-access work as English-learner population grows
Summary
District ESOL staff told the board the district serves over 1,000 multilingual learners, provided interpreters and translated more than 300 pages of materials, and is targeting reading and writing standards to accelerate English-language growth.
District ESOL staff presented their annual report to the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 board on Dec. 3, summarizing program priorities, assessment findings and family language-access work.
Emily Cherms reviewed English-learner growth and data from state assessments and KELPA (Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessments). She said the district narrowed instructional focus to two reading standards and two writing standards in…
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