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District reports steady multilingual‑learner population and prepares for DESE testing changes
Summary
The district reported 57 multilingual learners (25 current ELs, 32 former ELs), 13 languages represented and 100% participation in this year's ACCESS (VIDA) testing window; DESE changes to the language survey, access testing and language charts will change identification and instructional planning.
Salvi, the district multilingual‑learner coordinator, presented the annual update Feb. 25, reporting that the district has about 57 multilingual learners (25 currently identified as English learners and 32 former ELs) across roughly 13 languages with Portuguese, Spanish and Arabic most common.
Salvi explained the district uses DESE's dual nomenclature (EL for accountability and "multilingual learner" as an asset‑based term) and described procedural changes: an…
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