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Woodburn SD reviews expanded dual-language guidance, touts biliteracy goals
Summary
Director Christy Chapman briefed the board on the district's updated guidance for multilingual learners, describing a program model (90/10 preschool; 80/20 K–1, shifting toward 50/50 by upper elementary), three instructional pillars and efforts to increase Seal of Biliteracy participation.
Director Christy Chapman presented the Woodburn School District's updated guidance for serving multilingual learners, saying the manual now extends beyond two‑way immersion classrooms to cover newcomers, English‑learner pathways and world‑language options. She told the board the guidance is “nearly ready for publication” and asked members to provide sticky‑note feedback for inclusion.
Chapman framed the program around three pillars drawn from the Center for Applied Linguistics: “bilingualism and biliteracy,” “high academic…
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