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MPS outlines biliteracy, ESL and immersion supports as district expands language-aligned instruction
Summary
District officials told the committee that multilingual and immersion programs are aligned to the science of reading and include ESL itinerant hires, biliteracy unit frameworks, and assessments (STAMP/DELF) to measure proficiency; bilingual teachers asked for concrete biliteracy PD and clarity on implementation.
Milwaukee — The Milwaukee School District’s Department of Multilingual and Multicultural Education presented curriculum and program updates to the Student Achievement and School Innovation committee on Feb. 12, describing how district language programs will work alongside the new literacy materials.
Sarah Borges, curriculum specialist for English for Multilingual Learners, described English language development (ELD) as an integrated, interactive process embedded across content instruction. Borges said the district hired six…
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