.
Bishop Garrigan
& St John Catholic Schools
Plan for Serving
English Language Learners
April 2008
I.
K-12 Program Goals
A. To
identify students not proficient in the English language
B. To help
students to become English proficient in the language skills of speaking,
reading, writing, and listening
C. To help
students to successfully participate in classroom learning situations and other
school activities.
II. ESL Standards
A. Guidelines
For Implementing English Language Proficiency Standards
III. Staff and Materials
A. Registration process and materials
B.
Administrative team
IV. Identification
A. Registration
form will contain the question – What language is most frequently spoken in
your home? If English is not the language, then more in-depth survey will be
done.
B. Home Language Survey in Native Language with
assistance from AEA.
V.
Assessment and Placement
A.
Idea
Proficiency Test (IPT) available by grade level with assistance from Prairie
Lakes AEA.
B.
Place
student in appropriate grade level, within two years of age group.
C.
Program
will include all curricular areas
VI. Parent Notification
A.
Letter
to parents or guardians in appropriate language will be sent out within 30 days
of testing at the beginning of the school year and within 2 weeks if students
arrive in the middle or end of the year.
B.
www.transact.com
may serve as resource
i.
A
translation library free of charge for districts to use
ii.
NCLB-required
documents in 22 different languages
C.
Interpreters
if available will be used for conferences or other contacts with parents.
VII.
Exit Criteria
A.
District
criteria will use I- ELDA scores of various combinations (4s and 5s) depending
on district determination
B.
Other
locally determined descriptors
VIII.
Assessment/Grading
A.
All
Ells, regardless of time in a language instructional program and level of
proficiency in English, will be assessed annually in the areas of reading and
mathematics. Flexibility for recently arrived ELLs (those who have been
enrolled in U.S. schools for less than 12 months) must be considered in regards
to testing
B.
Students
whose parents have waived ESL service are required to take the I-ELDA.
C.
Consideration
of district grading and credit policy for ELLs will be taken at level of
student
IX. Professional Development
A. District
will provide professional development that incorporates strategies for ALL
teachers to utilize in the classroom
X. Program Consultation
Kathy Brenny
Prairie Lakes
AEA
824 Flindt Drive
Storm Lake, Iowa
712-732-2257
061714