1. Professional Development Opportunities Virginia Department of Education VESA Meeting October 1, 2015

2. Agency Support for Increasing the Number of ESL-Endorsed Teachers  To support divisions in meeting the ESEA requirement for highly-qualified teachers  Help address need in certain divisions with an insufficient number of ESL-endorsed teachers

3. Criteria Used to Determine Divisions’ Eligibility for Teacher ESL Endorsement  Number of classes taught by highly qualified ESL teachers (holding a valid endorsement)  Number of teachers in each school division holding a valid ESL endorsement  Ratio of ELLs to endorsed ESL teachers  Growth rate of ELLs within each division  Divisions in Title III improvement status for AMAO performance

4. TELL Certificate (Teaching English Language Learners)  Partnership with George Washington University (GWU)  Divisions participating  Cumberland County  Dinwiddie County  Halifax County  Lunenburg County  Mecklenburg County  Nottoway County

5. What is the TELL Certificate?  Online certification program which leads to ESL endorsement (18 hours)  May 2015 through August 2016  Participants must complete six hours of foreign language while enrolled in the TELL Certificate program

6. GWU Partnership Results Eleven ESL endorsed teachers to support the academic needs of ELLs

7. ESL Education for Practitioners  Partnership with George Mason University (GMU)  Divisions participating  Campbell County Charles City County  Floyd CountyKing and Queen County  Manassas City Manassas Park City  Nelson County Northampton County  Petersburg City Prince George County  Rappahannock County Salem City  Scott County West Point  Wythe County

8. What is ESL Education for Practitioners?  Online certification program which leads to an ESL endorsement (18 hours)  Fall 2015 until summer 2017  Participants must complete six hours of foreign language while enrolled in ESL Education for Practitioners

9. GMU Partnership Results Twenty ESL endorsed teachers to support the academic needs of ELLs

10. Virginia Department of Education 2015 Professional Development Support  Expediting Comprehension for English Language Learners (ExC-ELL )101 (completed)  ExC-ELL for Instructional Leaders (completed)  Accommodations for Limited English Proficient Students (completed)  Parents as Educational Partners (PEP)  ACCESS 2.0  English Language Development Standards: Customizing Instruction for English Language Learners Training  English Language Development Standards-Based Lesson Planning for ELLs Training

11. ELL Support for Early Learning Programs  Early Childhood Special Education of ELLs  Virginia Pre-School Initiative Plus (VPI+)

12. Additional Statewide Support for ELLs  Greensville County Mini Conference  Cumberland County Workshop  Region 8 Workshop  Office of School Improvement (OSI) for Focus Schools

13. What’s Next? Submit Professional Development Suggestions to… Judy Radford ESL Professional Development Coordinator judy.radford@doe.virginia.gov judy.radford@doe.virginia.gov 804-786-1692