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District updates multilingual learners work: new DESE tools, 57 MLs, Title III summer plans
Summary
The district’s multilingual program lead presented DESE’s updated language survey and ACCESS/Vida testing changes, reported 57 multilingual learners (25 ELs and 32 former ELs), and outlined Title III‑funded summer programming and family interpretation supports.
The district’s multilingual education lead presented Feb. 25 on recent DESE updates and how the regional schools are implementing them.
The presenter described DESE’s revised language survey (now three sections: language use, access needs and prior education), a new rubric for consistent identification, VIDA/ACCESS testing changes and newly released language charts designed to support instructional planning. She said the district currently counts 57…
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