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Mill Valley outlines plans for English‑learner supports as staffing changes approach
Summary
District director Kate Sprague told the board the ELD program uses ELPAC assessments and a mix of pull‑out and integrated instruction; staff said the dedicated ELD TOSA position will not continue next year and TLL TOSAs and classroom teachers will fill designated ELD roles.
Kate Sprague, the district's director of educational services, presented the Mill Valley School District's English learner (EL) supports on March 5 and described how the district uses California's ELPAC assessment, TOSAs and curriculum tools to provide designated and integrated English‑language development (ELD).
Sprague explained that students who report a home language other than English are assessed with the ELPAC and classified into levels 1–4. Students at levels 1 and 2 receive at least two pullout sessions of designated ELD per week; students at higher levels receive…
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