Thu Mar 27 2025, 6:30pm
Woodland School District Board Meeting Room 800 Third Street, Woodland, WA
Regular Meeting

ACTION ITEMS

Approval of Multilingual Learner Program

To: Asha Riley

From: Jake Hall

Date: 3.18.25

Re: Annual Board Review and Approval of WSD TBIP per

Woodland School District’s Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program (TBIP) is mandated and guided by state and federal laws. As of March 2025, our TBIP program provides support for 245 multilingual students, 220 of whom are active in the ML program and 25 students who have passed the English Language Proficiency test but are supported for an additional two years by  the ML program.

Multilingual Learners (MLs) need strong support to develop critical academic skills and to reach the same levels as their peers in English Language Arts (ELA), mathematics, and all content areas. To close these gaps, WSD focuses on supporting multilingual learners and their families at every level through an asset based mindset. Our goal is to accurately assess, effectively teach and equitably support these students:

  • Grades K-4 are served through small groups and push-in support for homeroom teachers to help build academic skills through programs like Imagine Learning and CKLA Language Studio
  • Grades 5-8 addresses the most critical academic skills needed in specific subject areas and also in an MLL class 
  • Grades 9-12 addresses critical academic skills needed in general education subjects to help students graduate and are also supported in an ML class

ML Staff

Number of Students

Woodland High School/TEAM

Carlotta Propersi - Certificated teacher

54

Woodland Middle School

Pamela Dietrich - Certificated teacher

Amy Booker - Paraeducator

77

Columbia Elementary School

Chloe Simmons - Certificated teacher

Collete Calvillo - Paraeducator

57

North Fork Elementary School

Shelley Thomas - Certificated part-time teacher and MLL Program Coordinator

Allison Stading - Paraeducator

32

We recommend approval of the Woodland School District Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program. Thank you for your support and for all that you do!

Administrative Recommendation /MOTION/ "I move we approve the ML Program as presented."