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District outlines 2024–27 ESL plan; Title III funds focused on in‑year supports not broad summer programming
Summary
District staff presented the required three‑year plan for multilingual learners (2024–27), covering program description, staffing, curriculum aligned to WIDA, evaluation, exit criteria and Title III funding uses; staff said 19 ESL teachers serve roughly 890 multilingual learners and Title III funds are primarily supporting in‑year programs rather than large-scale summer offerings.
District ESL staff presented the district’s required 2024–2027 three‑year plan for multilingual learners (MLLs), explaining the plan’s six required parts and how Title III and Title III immigrant funds will be applied.
The plan documents bilingual-code compliance and describes program models currently in use: sheltered English instruction in elementary schools and high‑intensity ESL (two periods per day) at the intermediate and high‑school levels. Staff said the district has 19 ESL teachers and roughly 890 MLLs districtwide, with the split between elementary and secondary levels roughly even but showing growth in grades 4–12.
The plan also details staff certification and training requirements, program evaluation (including a four‑year lookback at outcomes for MLLs, who continue to be counted in the ESL subgroup for four years after exiting), curriculum alignment to WIDA and state academic standards, and required exit criteria (Access for ELLs cut score of 4.5).
On funding, staff said Title III funds are being used to support ongoing in‑year services — for example, adult night ESL classes and targeted basic‑skills programs — and that district leaders had surveyed families about summer programming but received limited interest. "We are including our ESL students in some of the summer programs that we're offering now," the presenter said, but added that many Title III funds are supporting services during the school year.
A separate grant‑funded teacher certification program from COVID grant dollars enrolled 12 teachers, several of whom will move into ESL positions; staff said that program is not currently funded in the regular budget and therefore may not be repeated without new grant support.
Next steps: the district submitted its bilingual waiver and will continue monitoring staffing ratios; staff agreed to provide additional details requested by board members (e.g., exact staff‑to‑student ratios by level).
