The purpose of this presentation is to giveyou ideas of how to get through the firstweeks of school. The ideas presented comefrom ESL teachers’ experiences and do notreflect CMS or the ESL department policies.

The key to a successful

year is !

ESL programs look different at eachschool. The number of LEP students ineach site and the principal’s vision forthe program shape what ESL will looklike at your school.

No matter how ESL is going to be implemented at your school, it will

be helpful to have the following information.

Roster Testing Schedule LEP Chair?

Secondary

LEP population is one of the most heterogeneous and transient population in

CMS. Rosters are continually changing throughout the year. It is very important

to establish a close relation with the school secretary or registrar; she/he is your

ally in getting rosters from Sparta or NCWise.

Compare rosters

Create your roster

Identify who is eligible for: ESL services, ESL consultative, instructional/testing

accommodations and who must be tested. ( You will receive a testing roster and

training from the accountability department for testing these students)

start notifying classroom teachers of their LEP/ESL children.

Upon registration students who speaks other

language based on the language survey, they have to

be tested in their English proficiency (Initial W-APT)

Kindergarteners or newcomers that have been

registered at the school are not identified as

LEP, (These students have not been tested with the

W-APT yet or they are coming from bright beginners’

program).

If unsure of a student’s LEP status, please check the

school registration form’s language survey.

CMS language Survey:

Elementary scheduling differs greatly from Secondary scheduling.

Usually is done by ESL teacher.

Scheduling is subject to:

School ESL program model.

Number of ESL served.

Principal’s vision

And most of all students’ needs!

It’s never set in stone. It might change few times a year.

Work collaboratively with classroom teacher on what is the best time for you to

support her or his ESL students, whether is a push in or pull out model.

Each school needs to establish a Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Committee for

the upcoming school year. The purpose of this committee is to ensure that LEP

students receive appropriate testing accommodations and English as a Second

Language (ESL) Program placements. As a first step, principals need to select a

LEP Committee Chairperson at their school. All LEP Committee Chairpersons will

need iSPARTA access and eSIS access at the Counselor Read-Only level to

effectively carry out duties. The LEP Chairperson must be a full-time employee

at your school. Please consider this as you make your selection.

Roster Testing Schedule LEP Chair?

During the Teacher workdays, and in the first few days of school, it

is a good idea to find a copy of your school’s LEP roster (your school

LEP Chair should have this), identify all the students who are

marked as being “ESL Served,” and compare those students with

the students registered in your ESL classes. This is to make sure that

all students who should be receiving ESL services from you are

indeed being served.

In the first few weeks of school, you may be trained on,

and asked to help with the administration of the W-APT

Test. This test is through the WiDA Consortium and is

administered to all Second Language students brand new

to the state of North Carolina.

Scheduling for ESL students differs, school to school….

Depending on your school principal, you may be asked to get certified in,

and teach Middle School Language Arts or High School English I to your ESL

“Served” students.

If you are not responsible for teaching LA or English I, you may be

expected to teach an electives course, such as a Study Skills-type class.

In other situations, your principal might prefer that you team teach with a

content area teacher (Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science).

The ESL Department does not have a set model of scheduling that should be

implemented at each school across the district. Again, this depends on your

school principal and what he/she would like to see taking place.

No matter how you are asked to serve your ESL students, you should be

getting some kind of face to face time with them for an average of 60-90

minutes a day, or every other day (if teaching an electives course).

Each school needs to establish a Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Committee for

the upcoming school year. The purpose of this committee is to ensure that LEP

students receive appropriate testing accommodations and English as a Second

Language (ESL) Program placements. As a first step, principals need to select a LEP

Committee Chairperson at their school. All LEP Committee Chairpersons will need

iSPARTA access and eSIS access at the Counselor Read-Only level to effectively

carry out duties. The LEP Chairperson must be a full-time employee at your

school. Please consider this as you make your selection.