Gainesville wants 90% of its teachers trained to teach ESOL. This is how they plan to do that - Gainesville Times

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Gainesville wants 90% of its teachers trained to teach ESOL. This is how they plan to do that

Fair Street Elementary fourth grade teacher Grace Barber discusses a book with students Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, as she works on her ESOL certification. Gainesville City Schools is partnering with Brenau University and the University of North Georgia to train 220 staff members to teach ESOL. - photo by Scott Rogers

09162021 ESOL 5.jpg — Fair Street Elementary fourth grade teacher Grace Barber discusses a book with students Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, as she works on her ESOL certification. Gainesville City Schools is partnering with Brenau University and the University of North Georgia to train 220 staff members to teach ESOL. - photo by Scott Rogers

The district has roughly 800 faculty and 34% of them are currently qualified to teach English to Speakers of Other Languages.