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District ELD leader reports interim ELPAC gains, urges stronger tier‑1 instruction
Summary
Dr. Gina Ramirez reported modest gains from a middle‑school ELD pilot and interim ELPAC assessments, outlined plans to adopt routine interim assessments and revise reclassification criteria, and urged replication of data‑chat supports districtwide to improve reading and writing outcomes for emergent bilingual students.
Dr. Gina Ramirez told the Santa Paula Unified School District board that targeted ELD instruction and interim assessments produced measurable gains but that stronger daily tier‑1 instruction is the key to sustained reclassification gains. "Teaching is more than imparting knowledge. It is inspiring change," Ramirez said as she closed her presentation on the district's emergent bilingual program.
The presentation summarized a year of pilot programs and data. Ramirez described a middle‑school pilot that grouped students at ELPAC levels 1 and 2 for targeted instruction and reported that some students moved from levels 1 or 2 to level 4 after focused, data‑driven teaching and after‑school…
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