War in Ukraine is bringing Ukrainian and Russian students to local school districts, and their ELL classrooms are adapting to help them
As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, local school districts are adjusting the curriculum for English language learners due to the rising number of Ukrainian and Russian students moving to the area.
In the 2021-22 school year, District 204 -- the state's fourth-largest school district serving Aurora, Bolingbrook, Naperville and Plainfield -- had 165 Russian-speaking students and 52 Ukrainian speakers. This school year, the number jumped to 245 Russian speakers and 85 Ukrainian speakers. Griselda Pirtle, director of the U-46 Multilingual and Multicultural Education Department, said the district recently posted a job opening for a Ukrainian-speaking teacher at Liberty Elementary School in Bartlett, where 23 Ukrainian students are attending classes.
Hiring qualified professionals has been a difficult challenge. District 204, where 116 languages are spoken among 3,400 ELL students, increased its ELL staff to 95 from 90 in the last year and still struggles to meet demands. District 70, where 43 different languages are spoken, also added an ELL staff member.
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