English Learners
Our mission is to ensure that English Learners (EL) have equal rights and access to a high education.
Our goals to achieve our mission are to:
- Develop students' proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing in English
- Provide access to academic content instruction in language arts, math, science and the social sciences
We provide a language instruction educational program through the use of:
- Systematic ELD Instruction: dedicated time and targeted instruction that provides time set aside from the classroom
- Language Instruction for Content Learning:
- Constructing meaning is a process for teaching content that offers
- Explicit instruction to support English learners in understanding and using the language necessary for grade-level work.
Composite Scores Required
Specific test scores are used to identify language needs and individual programming. See below requirements for identification and placement.
| Grades | Tests | Composite Scores Required for EL Identification & Program Placement |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K-Kindergarten | WIDA MODEL Listening & speaking |
Below 6.0 |
| Kindergarten - Grade 1 | WIDA MODEL or ACCESS Listening, speaking, reading & writing |
Below 6.0 |
| Grades 1-2 | W-APT or ACCESS Listening, speaking reading & writing |
W-APT - Below 6.0 ACCESS - Below 5.0 |
| Grades 3-5 | W-APT or ACCESS Listening, speaking reading & writing |
W-APT - Below 6.0 ACCESS - Below 5.0 |
| Grade 6-12 | W-APT or ACCESS Listening, speaking reading & writing |
W-APT - Below 6.0 ACCESS - Below 5.0 |
EL Plan of Service
This explains the details of our EL program and the communication you can expect as a parent.
Flow Chart of EL Services/Stages
This chart explains how your child's eligibility for EL services is determined.