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District reports 3.7% English Learner population; ACCESS testing and SPI implications discussed

Tea Area School District 41-5 Board of Education · January 13, 2026
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Summary

Administrators reported the district’s English Learner population is about 3.7% (~80 students, down from 98), explained the identification and exit rules (ACCESS and state summative criteria), and noted turnover and building-level EL progress that feed into the School Performance Index.

Dr. Walder, from the curriculum, instruction and assessment department, presented the district’s English Learner (EL) program data and the implications for school performance measures.

The presentation said roughly 3.7% of the district’s students—about 80 pupils—are currently identified as EL, down from 98 the year prior. Dr. Walder described identification procedures (phone language survey and a screener) and the two…

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