New students will take the WIDA Screener to assess their English Language Proficiency. Students will be placed into English Learners class as determined by their English level.
Each spring, all EL students will take the WIDA Access test. This is to show growth in their English proficiency each year. To score proficient on this assessment, a student must score an overall composite score of 4.8 or higher. Then the student will exit the EL Program and be monitored for 4 years. Please see Parent Handout for more information.
Watch this video for more information.
https://wida.wisc.edu/resources/my-child-ell-1-what-does-it-mean-be-english-language-learner