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District 33 presents AAPPL Spanish-proficiency results; dual-language goals highlighted
Summary
District leaders reviewed the dual-language program model and presented 2025–26 AAPPL Spanish-proficiency results. Staff said 73 recent high-school students earned the Seal of Biliteracy last year and that current enrollment at Leman suggests more than 130 students could achieve the seal in high school.
Cathy Park, the district’s director of assessment and accountability, and Janet Ayala, director of multilingual learners, presented information on the district’s dual-language programs and 2025–26 AAPPL Spanish-proficiency scores at the Jan. 22 meeting.
Ayala described the dual-language goals as three pillars: developing bilingualism and biliteracy, emphasizing academic achievement, and promoting sociocultural competence. "The goal for all dual students is to become biliterate and bicultural, and to earn the Seal of Biliteracy when they reach high school," the minutes record.
Staff noted that students in grades 3–8 in both one-way and two-way dual-language programs complete the AAPPL assessment and that this year a new Spanish Immersive Assessment option was added for advanced students. The minutes show that 73 high-school students received the Seal of Biliteracy last year, including 47 former District 33 students; staff said more than 130 current Leman students are on track to reach that proficiency level in high school.
Why it matters: biliteracy credentials can affect students’ transcripts and diplomas and reflect the district’s investment in language programming. The minutes indicate AAPPL results and program information were shared with parents in English and Spanish.
The minutes do not publish detailed score breakdowns by school and grade in the body text; a report with that information was distributed to parents, per the minutes.
