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ENGLISH LEARNERS (ELS)/MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS(MLS)

English Learners (ELs)/Multilingual Learners (MLs)

Please note: The terms on the VCS ESL website may alternate between "English Learner" (EL) and "Multilingual Learner" (ML).

As of March 21, 2022, NCDPI shifted to using "English Learner" for policy and legislation purposes and "Multilingual Learner" for all other purposes.

Please see this letter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tQ1G8TbMiRknXDqaiIlOaYEjGzI4QAkV/view or watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKMw_NOz5SE for more details.