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An inside look at diversity in R-III
If you?ve ever vacationed in a country where English was not the predominant language, you know how tough having a simple conversation can be. Now, imagine a child experiencing this feeling every day. It?s happening in the Lincoln County R-III School District. Approximately 90 students in the R-III District sit through an entire school day without knowing the English language. These students are classi?ed as English Language Learners (ELL). The ELL population includes students who have moved to our community from another country, have been adopted by families residing in Lincoln County or are born in the United States, but speak a di?erent language at home. In the past ?ve years, the number of ELLs has surged in population. In 2007, the District had less than 20 ELL students district wide. Throughout the school year, the population had nearly quadrupled. The R-III District knew an English as a Second Language (ESL) program was needed. Since that time the population has stabilized. Currently, 10 di?erent foreign languages are represented in the ELL population. 5????y??????????????????????????????????10????????????????????????????%???????????????????????????????????????????????y???????????????????????10????????????M0???????????????????????????????????????y????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????]??????????????????M0?????????-?????!????????I????????????Q???????9????????????????????M??????1????????M0?????????10????????????????????????????????I???????????????????????????????????10????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????M?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????q5??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q?????????????????????????????????????????t???????????????????????????????????????????M0????????????????e??????????????????}?????????????????????????????????10()Q????????????????????M???????I?????????
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