Ensuring access to high-quality, rigorous educational opportunities for English Learner (EL) students is a key objective in the School District of Philadelphia. The provision of EL programming and services has encountered obstacles in the past, such as instability and inconsistency in critical areas including instruction, assessment, support services, community engagement, and parent outreach. Since the 1985 class action lawsuit, concluding in the Y.S. Stipulation, major reform efforts and initiatives have been enacted to strengthen the District’s ELL programs. Specifically, efforts that began in 2010 to ensure student success by narrowing the achievement gap between native English speakers and EL students were continued in 2013-14.

As part of the Y.S. Stipulation, the District conducts an annual internal evaluation to assess its progress in providing high-quality instruction and support to EL students and their families; every three years, an external evaluation is conducted to explore additional areas of improvement in the District and to provide technical assistance where needed. This report serves as the internal evaluation for the 2013-14 academic year.

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