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EL WORLD INFORMATION

FYI~What happens the first 30 days of school in the EL Program?

Our EL Program has a busy month at the start of school and many folks may not be aware of what we are required by state guidelines and federal guidance to do. Here is an overview of the expectations of EL teachers:

1. EL Teachers do not get student ACCESS score reports until school has dismissed for the summer. We are required to communicate with every student's parent(s) we serve to share and explain the ACCESS score results of their child. EL Teachers will do this once school begins.

2. EL Teachers begin putting together parental notices and other paperwork while contacting the parents to set up meetings.

3. With the parents and the EL Committee, we re-assess and revise as needed each student's I-ELP (Individual English Language/Learner Plan) to make service decisions for that child for the upcoming year.

4. EL Teachers also take all Home Language Surveys from newly enrolled students that indicates a language other than English in the home environment. They will screen each student to determine if the student qualifies for EL services.

5. If the student does not qualify, the EL Teacher will have that student coded as NOMPHLOTE and inform the parents of the student's results.

6. If the student does qualify, the EL Teacher must share the results with the parents and hold an EL Committee meeting to make decisions about the placement of the student in EL services. EL Teachers are required to do this within 30 days of the start of school if the student preregistered or within 10 days if the student registers after school starts.

7. EL Teachers will hold anywhere from 30-50 meetings and can do up to 10-20 new screenings (varies from year to year and location to location) during the first 30 days of school. They are required to keep on file all documents regarding a student's screening and placement. Some items must be kept in the student's cumulative record, a copy of all documents are sent to the central office and others are kept in the EL Teacher's files. EL Teachers that serve more than one school must do these tasks at all the schools they serve.

8. We currently have 7 EL teachers serving 16 school locations in Limestone County. We also have 4 EL Assistants serving our higher EL population schools. We tested 324 students during the 2016-2017 school year with the ACCESS 2.0 assessment and project that we will be serving that many students during the 2017-2018 school year and more with new enrollments.

This projection does not include the number of FLEP (Former Limited English Proficient students) years 1-4 that the EL Teachers are required to monitor for 4 years once the EL student exits the program. We currently have approximately 290 FLEP monitored students.

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Working with English Learners in the Classroom Training Information

"Working with English Learners in the Classroom" Training with AL State Coach, Robin StuttsDec. 7, 2017 Agenda
Dec. 8, 2017 Agenda
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Training PowerPoint Resources (PDF Format):

Elementary Classroom Teacher Walk-Through

Secondary Classroom Teacher Walk-Through

ESL Classroom Walk-Through Observation Form

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~2017-2018 ACCESS TESTING

UNDERWAY~

It is time again to test our EL students

(Waived and Active)

Important Points to Remember:

The testing window is:

January 22, 2018-March 23, 2018

Testing takes longer that regular EL sessions.
EL Teachers' schedules will be different to accommodate testing times.
Help us work together to keep the testing area free from distractions so our students can do their best.

Millions of thanks to you!!

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