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District: 12 students exited LIEP; multilingual enrollment rises to 39, WIDA results guide supports
Summary
Director Jonathan Keaney told the board Aug. 26 that 12 students exited the district's Language Instruction Educational Program after ACCESS testing, LIEP enrollment rose to 39, and the district will continue sheltered instruction and Title III–funded resources for multilingual and SLIFE students.
Director of Curriculum Jonathan Keaney presented WIDA ACCESS English-language proficiency results and recommended continuing the district's sheltered-instruction supports for multilingual learners.
Keaney explained ACCESS assesses listening, speaking, reading and writing and that students are assigned proficiency levels from 1 (entering) to 6 (reaching). He said a 4.5 average across the four domains generally makes a student eligible to exit the LIEP (Language Instruction Educational Program), but baseline scores in individual domains can create "bridging" cases who still require targeted support. "Sometimes we have students with a 4.5 average that do not get some of the baselines which is why you can see there are bridging students," Keaney said.
Keaney reported that 12 students tested out of the LIEP this year and that district LIEP enrollment increased from 36 to 39. The district will update K–6 and 9–12 LIEP curriculum components for Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE), continue multilingual counseling and use Title III funds to add classroom resources and teacher supports. The board approved the curricular and program recommendations as part of education item approvals.
What's next: targeted curriculum updates for SLIFE students and ongoing professional development for teachers serving multilingual learners.
