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Committee approves alternative pathway to award credits for multilingual learners lacking transcripts
Summary
The committee approved an alternative graduation pathway to let older multilingual newcomers with interrupted formal education earn credits through proficiency measures (ACCESS, finals, CommonLit), aiming to reduce dropout risk for students who arrive late without transcripts.
The Education Operations Committee voted June 24 to approve an alternative graduation pathway for multilingual learners who arrive in the district with limited or interrupted formal education and lack transcripts that document prior credits.
Elizabeth White (Libby), the multilingual coordinator, with department chairs Seth Eding and Tyler Litman,…
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