ENL

Mission

The mission of the Fulton City School District (FCSD) Humanities Department is to ensure that all English Language learners (ELLs) will acquire and develop English language proficiency through the receipt of a rigorous curriculum, research-based teaching strategies and social/emotional supports that will provide integration into all school programs and services, and enhance adaptation skills and academic success; this will enable ELLs to become part of the American culture, and will serve as a cornerstone for developing confident life-long learners who can actively contribute in their global world.

vision

It is our vision that ELLs understand, speak, read, and write English fluently and competently in order to succeed academically and socially in their classrooms, schools, and communities at large. The following guiding principles support our vision:

ELLs are held to the same high expectations of learning established for all students.
ELLs receive instruction that builds on their previous education and cognitive abilities and that reflects their language proficiency levels.
Individual needs are respected and accommodated through the use of various instructional methods fostering high academic achievement.
ELLs reach challenging content and performance standards consistent with those for all students in all content areas, including reading and language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, the fine arts, and health and physical education.
ELL students are proportionately represented in all school programs and services.
The academic success of ELLs/MLLs is a responsibility shared by all educators, the family, and the community.