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Hardy County Schools board hears EL briefing: 160 active English learners, 20 languages represented
Summary
Jennifer Stotteman told the Hardy County Board that 160 students were active EL learners at the Oct. 1 count, with 21 monitored under federal guidance; the district said Title III funds (~$36,000) can pay for materials and training but not full-time EL teachers.
Jennifer Stotteman, the district EL presenter, told the Hardy County Board of Education on Feb. 3 that the district had 160 active English Learner (EL) students and 21 monitored students based on the Oct. 1 count.
She said the county’s EL population speaks more than 20 languages, including several tribal dialects from Guatemala, Ecuador and Honduras, and that many EL students also have Individualized Education Programs. “As you can see, when we talk about active and monitored, a student in EL is monitored when he or she would test out on the ELPA test, show that they are proficient in English,” Stotteman said, explaining the federal requirement that students who test proficient be monitored for two years.
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