The following descriptions are excerpts from the district's web page. For more information, please see Clovis Unified School District's webpage regarding the Overview and Master Plan.
“Improving Student Achievement for All Clovis Kids”
Clovis Unified School District is committed to providing the best educational experience to all students within the district and ensure that all students reach their fullest potential. We understand and appreciate that some of our students arrive needing additional language support in-order to fully access the core curriculum, master Standards, and ultimately graduate from high school with choices about post-secondary education. We strive to provide a program that reflects the needs of the English learners we serve. Our Schools work hard to development programs that will ensure our English learners are successful. Data collection and review, play an integral part in designing programs that best meet the needs of our community.
Parents are an important part of the program. Clovis Unified School District is committed to establishing a true partnership with all facets of the Clovis Learning Community. Clovis values feedback, input, and hard work. Parents continue to make positive differences in the lives of the children they support. The goal is to increase each students learning. Whenever there are 21 or more English Learner students at a school site, there shall be a functioning English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) that has been elected by parents/guardians of English Learners at the site. The committee receives training and materials appropriate to assist members in carrying out their legal responsibilities. Their purpose is to advise the principal and staff on the development of a plan for English learners, and to work on an annual schools needs assessment. The English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) must work collaboratively with the School Site Council. (SSC)
Clovis Unified School District currently serves 2,240 English learners. The population comes from over 38 languages. All English learners are placed into an appropriate program that supports their individual needs.
CUSD EL Master Plan
Clovis Unified School District (CUSD) has developed a Master Plan and Procedural Handbook for the English Language Development Program which was approved by the Governing Board of Education. The Master Plan was revised during the Spring of 2018 with a team of stakeholders who specialize in working with English Learners across the district. The Master Plan was presented and reviewed with the DELAC (District English Language Advisory Committee) for any input or suggestions relative to serving our English Learners. A copy of the Master Plan is provided to all school administrators and staff. It includes procedures for identification, assessment, instruction, reclassification, and monitoring academic progress for all English Learners. Also included are services/resources available, program staffing requirements, staff development plans and the rights of parents and students.
English Language Development Standards K-12
The district has developed English Language Development (ELD) Standards for K-12th grade English Learners (EL). The district’s ELD standards are used by the classroom teacher to develop lessons and assess individual students’ proficiency in English. Teachers use the ELD Progress Profile to monitor a student’s progress relative to the ELD Standards on a quarterly basis. The performance indicators are the end of the year expectations that teachers use to report to parents the level of language proficiency and skill mastery of their EL students.