Board of Education Hears ESL Update

Last night, the Huron Board of Education heard from Rodney Mittelstedt, Director of ESL, Federal Programs & Accreditation.

Mittelstedt shared a report on ESL (English as Second Language).

The number of ESL students has grown over the years. In 2009-2010, there were 297. There were 810 in the 2017-2018 school year.

This school year there are a total of 821 ESL students in K-12:

Buchanan 204

Madison 204

Washington 121

Middle School 94

High School 172

Riverside Colony 13

Huron Colony 13

Currently, ESL students represent 31% of Huron’s enrollment.

Mittelstedt says nations represented in the Huron School District include:Thailand Burma

Puerto Rico
Guatemala
Micronesia
Honduras
Peru
Mexico
Somalia
El Salvador
Belize
Dominican Republic