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District presenters cite gains for English learners, outline bilingual expansion
Summary
Presenters Carrie Berry and Rob Langstrode Leininger told the Evergreen Park ESD 124 board that former English learners are showing measurable achievement gains and described plans to expand bilingual staffing, tiered interventions, newcomer onboarding and coordination with the high school.
Carrie Berry and Rob Langstrode Leininger, presenters for the district’s multilingual program, told the Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 board that students who have exited English‑learner services are outperforming peers on district assessments and that instructional changes will expand supports for current multilingual learners. "Our former ELs are outperforming just about everybody else on IR," one presenter said, citing improved exit‑rate numbers the team described as evidence of program effectiveness.
The presenters said the district will…
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