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Superintendent warns English-learner progress lags; board flags ELs as priority
Summary
Sutter told trustees that three elementary schools are in the red for English-learner progress and reminded the board that ELs make up about 25% of district students, prompting trustees to propose EL support be included in literacy priorities.
Superintendent Jason Sutter told trustees he is concerned about English-learner (EL) progress and asked the board to consider ELs when setting priorities. "We have 25% district wide English learners," he said, noting that multiple elementary schools show poor progress on the district dashboard.
Trustees discussed treating EL support as part of a broader literacy priority and requested that the superintendent bring metrics and interventions for multilingual learners to the August follow-up. Board members emphasized the moral and practical importance of bringing EL students along in any literacy or achievement strategy.
