“In this episode, Superintendent Chris Bigger is joined by Anna Offutt, ESL teacher at Stevens Elementary, to discuss how Chambersburg Area School District supports students whose first language is not English.
Anna explains how the district’s English as a Second Language program has changed over the past decade as the number of multilingual learners has nearly doubled, growing from approximately 700 students to more than 1,300 students representing 22 languages. She shares how ESL instruction works in elementary schools, what academic language development looks like, and why strong classroom supports benefit not only English learners, but many students overall.”
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