ESOL
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SPOTLIGHT:
What's Happening in the World of ESOL in Troup County School System
1. ACCESS Testing
The ACCESS testing window for 2011-12 has closed. Many thanks to all ESOL teachers and ESOL administrators for all of the hard work. We assessed over 200 students this year. Kudos to all!
2. ESOL Program Local School Contacts
Do you need information about a local school's ESOL program? Every school has an ESOL contact; click here.
Teachers: Do you have something amazing going on in the world of ESOL at your school that you would like to share with all of us? Email that information to Jacqueline Jones.
GENERAL INFORMATION
ESL - English as a Second Language is an
educational approach in which
English language learners are instructed in the use of the English
language.
ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages
ELL - English Language Learner - Students whose
first language is not English
and who are in the process of learning English.
FOR PARENTS
For help with learning English, check out these websites:
http://www.rong-chang.com/eslread/index.htm
http://www.english-test.net/toefl/index2.html
http://www.mes-english.com/curriculum/
http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/spanish_for_children
FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
Are your school's enrollment practices OCR compliant?
Under Federal Law, all schools are required to provide ALL students with equal access to a public education regardless of their or their parents' perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status. A Dear Colleague letter was issued by the Office of Civil Rights on Friday, May 6, 2011. For more information regarding the requirements under federal law for student enrollment and a copy of the documents sent by OCR you may click on the links provided.
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/qa-201101.pdf
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201101.pdf
Initial ESOL Referral
The Initial ESOL
Referral Form is Troup County’s process for ensuring that the
ESOL information for every ESOL student is recorded in the student
information system AND the student's permanent file.
The Initial ESOL
Referral Form will be completed for the following students:
1. Any student who is administered the W-APT regardless of whether or not he/she qualifies for ESOL services
2. Any student who comes to Troup County from another district or from another WIDA State with W-APT and/or ACCESS scores (Make sure to indicate if the student is eligible or ineligible for ESOL or if the student is EL-Monitored 1, EL-Monitored 2 or EL-Finished.)
ESOL teachers: This form must be copied and sent to Student Services.
Documents
Re-Entry into ESOL Services
Forms
Initial ESOL Referral Form
LAC Record for Re-Entry
Links
