ESOL Newcomer 🎓

English Learners in the “entering phase” are introduced to essential aspects of the English language. The ESOL Newcomer course develops students’ foundational literacy skills and introduces students to the academic expectations of U.S. high schools.

📚 (half year/.5 credit)

ESOL 1 🎓

English Learners in the “entering phase” are introduced to essential aspects of the English language. The ESOL I course develops students’ academic language ability with intensive support. Instruction in social and academic language is based on the five WIDA Standards.

🍎 ESOL I is an appropriate initial placement for students whose English proficiency level is 2.0 or below as measured on the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs assessment.

📚 (full year/1credit)

ESOL 2 🎓

English Learners in the “emerging phase” begin to communicate using essential aspects of the English language. The ESOL II course develops students’ ability to access grade-level content material with substantial linguistic support. Instruction in social and academic language is based on the five WIDA Standards. Students produce grammatically complex sentences that express multiple related ideas. Students comprehend and produce common forms and expressions in English.

🍎 ESOL II is an appropriate initial placement for students whose English proficiency level is 2.1 - 2.6 as measured on the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs assessment, or for students who have completed ESOL 1.

📚 (full year/1credit)

ESOL 3 🎓

English learners in the “developing phase” consistently integrate aspects of English into their communication. The ESOL III course develops students’ ability to access grade-level content material with some linguistic support. Instruction in social and academic language is based on the five WIDA Standards. Students produce simple and compound grammatical structures with occasional variation. Students read and understand specific content language, including cognates and expressions with multiple meaning across content areas.

🍎 ESOL III is an appropriate initial placement for students whose English proficiency level is 2.8 - 3.4 as measured on the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs assessment, or for students who have completed ESOL 2.

📚 (full year/1credit)

ESOL 4 🎓

English learners in the “expanding phase” appropriately apply aspects of English in their communication. The ESOL IV course develops students’ ability to participate in grade-level content tasks with minimal linguistic support. Instruction in social and academic language is based on the five WIDA Standards. Students speak and write with an advanced fluency, producing multiple, grammatically complex sentences. Students produce and refine comprehension of technical and abstract content-area language.

🍎 ESOL IV is an appropriate initial placement for students whose English proficiency level is 3.5 – 3.9 as measured on the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs assessment, or for students who have completed ESOL 3.

📚 (full year/1credit)

ESOL 5 🎓

English learners in the “bridging phase” masterfully use English in their communication. The ESOL V course refines skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Instruction in social and academic language is based on the five WIDA Standards. This course enhances literacy skills necessary for success in the content areas. Instruction focuses on non-fiction reading comprehension, academic writing, application of research and study skills including the use of technology to present research projects.

🍎 ESOL V is an appropriate initial placement for students whose English proficiency level is 4.0 or above as measured on the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs assessment, or for students who have completed ESOL 4.

📚 (full year/1credit)

Transitional Math 9-12 🎓

High School Transitional Math is a math course to address the gaps in mathematics background for students with interrupted or limited formal education. Key mathematic concepts from grades 2 through Algebra including numbers, operations, decimals, fractions, ratios, percentages, number theory, integers, statistics, graphs, tables, and algebraic thinking are embedded with math language development and discourse instruction. Only ESOL students scoring below Algebra readiness on the International Math Assessment are to be scheduled for this course. Students may take this course repeatedly during high school, but only the first two instances of passing this course will count toward math graduation requirements.

📚 (full year/1credit)

ESOL Science (Newcomers/ESOL 1 Only) 🎓

This redeveloped course is for Newcomer English Learners that have been identified through the WIDA ACCESS Screener as being in the “entering” phase of English language development. The goal of this specially designed course is to provide the pre-requisite background knowledge, skills and vocabulary that English Learners need to be successful in Environmental Science and MISA. The course should be offered concurrently with ESOL I only for English Learners who have experienced prolonged educational interruptions. It is recommended that it be coupled with a semester of Science Research.

📚 (full year/1credit)