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NorthPark's AVID Excel pilot shows strong ELD reclassification rates, presenters say
Summary
District and school presenters told the El Rancho Unified board that AVID Excel, a structured ELD program piloted at NorthPark Academy, produced substantial growth: 62% of the pilot class reclassified out of ELD, with other students moving multiple ELPAC levels. Trustees asked about scaling and benchmarks.
Presenters at the Jan. 21 El Rancho Unified board meeting described AVID Excel, an English-learner-focused branch of AVID piloted at NorthPark Academy, and reported early outcomes the district framed as promising.
A presenter described how the program restructures classes by language ability and uses "scholar groups" instead of traditional tutorials. The pilot moved from a small seventh-grade cohort to a larger set of sixth through eighth graders this school…
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