Marin County Grand Jury
• 2014-2015
2014/2015 Marin County Civil Grand Jury Every Child Counts: English Learners in Marin Public Schools
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Findings and Recommendations 4 findings
F1
San Rafael High School and Novato High School English Learner students graduate from high school at a lower rate than their peers, potentially creating a substantial disadvantage for the student and a significant burden on society.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
San Rafael City Schools’ and Novato Unified School District’s governing boards and Superintendents assume leadership to ensure that English Learners graduate from high school at the same high rate as their peers by adopting this goal as a district priority and assuming responsibility for achievement of that goal.
F2
When the Grand Jury investigation began, there was no urgent, focused approach taken by school district leadership to address this graduation gap and the graduation gap was either invisible or unknown to many educators.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
San Rafael City Schools’ and Novato Unified School District’s governing boards and Superintendents develop, implement, monitor and modify as needed a systemic multi- year plan with reasonable annual goals culminating in the elimination of the graduation gap between English Learners and their peers.
F3
The San Rafael City Schools and the Novato Unified School District English Learner Master Plans are out of date, do not specifically address how to increase English Learner graduation rates, and several of the educators interviewed seemed to be barely aware of their existence.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
In the fall of 2014, San Rafael City Schools hired an experienced Director of English Learner Programs, and Novato Unified School District hired a District Administrative Coordinator, English Learner Program, who will begin in the 2014-2015 school year, indicating that both school districts are placing a new emphasis on English Learner education.
No recommendations for this finding