By Sydney Boles
June 7, 2023
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The number of students in Burlington’s English Language Learner programs has grown to 303 this year, which means there are a lot of families in the district who might have limited English themselves or be unfamiliar with the American school system. A state-mandated group for those parents has helped the school learn how to support multilingual and multicultural families, while also helping those families succeed in Burlington.
Sydney Boles
Sydney comes to BCAT from WBUR, Boston's NPR News Station, where she helped produce the daily local news show Radio Boston. Previously, she led audience engagement initiatives for WJCT News in Jacksonville, Florida, and reported on the coal-reliant communities in Appalachian Kentucky. Sydney is originally from upstate New York. When she's not working, she enjoys rock climbing, writing fiction, and having game nights with friends.