District clarifies ESL exit rules; administrators say staff shortages slow exits

Presenter told the board the district changed its exit threshold for English learners: students now qualify for exit if they achieve an overall "advanced high" average on the STAR assessment and receive a teacher recommendation. "It used to be that all 4 areas need to be at advanced high, the listening, the speaking, the reading, and the writing," the Presenter said, describing the earlier rule.