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            <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #ff9933;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Mission and Philosophy <br />
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            <p><strong>The program is designed to help English Language Learner students (ELLs) in general, and Spanish-speaking students in particular, increase academic performance in mathematics by providing language acquisition support. Our goal is to:</strong></p>
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                <li>Enable students to achieve proficiency in grade-level state assessments that have been designed for native English Speakers.</li>
                <li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Provide students with greater confidence in their ability to do well in math and to help motivate students to complete their high school education and move on to higher education.  </span></li>
                <li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Improve students' overall English literacy and language skills.</span></li>
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