1. ENGLISH LEARNERS PROGRAM
MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DISTRICT #413

2. Agenda Overview of EL (English Language) Information
Overview of EL Program at Marshall Public Schools
How we identify EL students
Services provided for EL students
Exit from EL services
Best Practices in EL education
Answer any Questions

3. ACRONYM QUIZ EL – English Learner ESL - English as a Second Language
ELL - English Language Learner
EL – English Learner
ELD - English Language Development
ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages
EFL - English as a Foreign Language
ELP - English Language Proficiency 
SLIFE - Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education
FEP - Fluent English Proficient 
LEP - Limited English Proficiency
**TESOL - Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages**

4. EL Fast Facts 4.85 million ELLs in U.S. schools
ELLs attending schools in all 50 states
70% – speak Spanish
150 languages 
85 percent of pre-kindergarten to 5th grade ELL students and 62 percent of 6th to 12th grade ELL students are born in the U.S.
350 refugee resettlement agencies across nearly all 50 states
Over 60% of ELLs nationwide are from low-income families

5. Marshall Public Schools
EL Number by Grade
Park Side West Side Middle School High School
K = rd = 41 5th = th = 24
1st = th = 25 6th = th = 24
2nd = th = th = 27
8th = th = 18

6. Marshall Public Schools
Home Language Survey:
Which language learn first?
Which Language is most often spoken in your home?
Which Language does your child usually speak?
Oral Interview: (In English)(6 Questions)
Admin Assistant
EL Teacher
School Counselor
Administrator
W-APT Test or W-APT test from another school district and other assessments:
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking

7. W-APT W-APT performance definitions 1 - Entering 2 – Emerging
3 - Developing
4 - Expanding
5 – Bridging
6 - Reaching

8. Marshall Public Schools
EL Placements:
Newcomer
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Guidelines for Daily EL services:
Grades 5-8
Newcomer 120 minutes
Beginner 60 Minutes
Intermediate 60 Minutes
Advanced Minutes

9. Marshall Public Schools
Program Options for English Learners:
EL Pull-Out Services
EL Push-In Services
Sheltered Instruction
Co-Teaching Services
Adult Basic Education Program
Early Childhood Program
Newcomers Education Program

10. Annual Progress Evaluation: ACCESS
Assessments for EL Students: EL students will take a standardized test called ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
Kindergarten through 12th grade students who have been identified as English language learners (ELLs).
Kindergarten has a different test.
Second year it is a computer based test. (Kindergarten)
First year of new assessment scores
All EL teachers have training modules and have to take a test
Students are tested individually with an EL teacher.
Testing window is January 30th – March 24th
This test measures the child’s language proficiency in four domains:
reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

11. EXIT from EL Program Students in Grades 5-8
ACCESS and other assessment scores
Reading Grade Level on MCAs
Reading Grade Level on NWEAs
AIMSweb testing
Recommendation from EL teacher
Building Administrator
Parents and Students
Monitored for 2-4 Years

12. EL Students SIOP Training
SIOP: Sheltered instruction is an approach for teaching grade-level content to English Learners in a strategic ways that make the subject matter concepts comprehensible while promoting the student’ English language development.
Teachers scaffold instruction to aid student comprehension of content topics and objectives by adjusting their speech and instructional tasks and by providing appropriate background information and experiences.
Sheltered instruction classrooms, which may include a mix of native English speakers and English learners, or only English learners, integrated language and content while infusing sociocultural awareness.

13. EL Students The SIOP Model Lesson Preparation Building Background
Comprehensible Input
Strategies
Interaction
Practice and Application
Lesson Delivery
Review and Assessment

14. EL Students Create a Language-Rich Environment
Simplify your Language/Use Prober Language
Support Academic Language Development
Discuss Word Families and How Different Forms of Words are Used
Provide Students with Frequent Opportunities to Work Together, both in Pairs and Small Groups
Implement an Effective Correction/Feedback Policy

15. EL Support Staff EL Teachers 14 EL Teachers Parent/Student Connectors
High School Middle School West Side Park Side
Kari Loft Lori Dyce Tifanie Hess Kristi Wiese
Vikie Radloff Kari Ehlers Chris Hess Nancy Kremin
Becky Regnier Stacy Abraham Erin Walerius
Megan Benson Megan Benson Alison Prior
Parent/Student Connectors
Tina Quinones Jesus Reyes Fartun Ali Has Mu
EL Coordinator

16. Process/Product
Mrs. Vickie Radloff

17. QUESTIONS??

18. Questions
How long does it take for a student to become “English proficient”?
What factors influence how quickly EL students learn English?  
What school practices support EL achievement?
Is it important for EL students to have support in their first language while they learn English?
What can school districts do to help EL students become English proficient and successful in school?