English Language Learners

In an effort to provide a quality educational program to all students, the Burrell School District provides an appropriately planned instructional program for identified students whose dominant language is not English. The purpose of the program is to facilitate the student's achievement of English proficiency and all academic standards. The family of each student who enrolls in the District is asked to complete a home language survey. If a student's home language is not English, an English proficiency assessment is given. Students who do not demonstrate English proficiency are scheduled for appropriate English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction. through the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit.