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19 <br /> 1 Slide #12 <br /> Multilingual Learner Data <br /> Multilingual Learner Students <br /> This increase far <br /> 924 outweighs our <br /> increase in Latino/ <br /> Hispanic students <br /> 2021-2< 825 (40+languages) <br /> o;it z t 687 <br /> Majority,but not <br /> 100%Spanish- <br /> 201520 772 speaking students <br /> (33 languages) <br /> 0 1C9) ;cc >00 .-Wo 500 (00 700 800 900 1000 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Rhonda Rath said there has been a dramatic increase in the number of students that are <br /> 4 multilingual. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Slide #13 <br /> MultilingualStudent <br /> fal)— <br /> • Teacher-to-Student ratio continues to increase, making it difficult to <br /> properly serve all MLs and meet requirements of Language Instruction <br /> Educational Program (LIEP) <br /> o Our data indicates that this population is growing faster than our <br /> average student population <br /> • Classroom teachers require more support from English Language <br /> Development Specialists, as the number of MLs grows and English as a <br /> Second Language service time decreases <br /> • Teachers being split between multiple small schools in order to provide <br /> equitable services and/or multiple hard to fill part-time positions added <br /> CHALLENGE. INS p111L, <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Rhonda Rath said that the need is increasing while the state funds are not keeping up. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 <br />