We Just Got Our First EL Student, Now What?
Melanie Stuart-Campbell
Instructional Specialist and Advocate
Kansas Migrant Education Program
Fort Scott Community College
Special Guest: Bob Davies, Superintendent of Holton Public Schools, USD 336
Objectives
Pre-Assessment
1. What are the two steps required to officially identify a student as an EL?
2. Name 3 types of EL program models.
3. What makes the instructor “qualified” to teach ELs, according to state and federal law?
4. How do you get state funding from KSDE?
5. What do you call the learning plan that’s required for ELs?
Who Is An English Learner (EL)
An EL is a student who comes from a home where…
a language other than English is spoken and
whose level of English is not at a fluent level in one or all of these language components:
https://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/Title/ESOL/HomeLangSurv-English.pdf
2. If the Home Language Survey indicates a history of a language other than English, the student must be assessed for his/her English proficiency using one of the following approved assessments (for grades Pre-K through 12):
How To Determine If A Student Is An EL
KSDE Approved English Proficiency Assessments For EL Placement
Starting SY 2023-2024 ONLY KELPA-P accepted
ESL - English as a Second Language
ESOL - English to Speakers of Other Languages
If the student scores below proficient -they receive EL/ESL/ESOL services and are classified as an “EL”.
3. Parent Notification
Under Title III, parents are to be notified that their child qualifies for ESOL services within 30 days of the start of the school year. If a student enrolls after the start of the year, notification must be sent within two weeks of the student’s enrollment.
https://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/Title/ESOL/parent_notif_letter_2009_eng.doc
Parent Notification
4. Eligible students must be offered ESOL services with an ESL endorsed teacher.
Providing ESOL Services
ESOL Services - Different Program Models
Push In: ESOL endorsed teacher “pushes in” to a class to support the EL
Pull Out: In Primary, an ESOL endorsed teacher pulls ELs from other classes to provide ESOL instruction in a separate setting
ESL Class Period: In Secondary, ELs attend self-contained ELA class, modified for their specific language needs
Modified: an ESOL endorsed teacher differentiates instruction for the EL who’s in the same class as English proficient students
How often should an EL receive ESOL services?
ESOL Services
The instructor providing ESOL services must meet one of the following criteria:
Qualified Staff Providing Services
These criteria not only comply with state and federal law,
but also qualify the LEA for state ESOL/BE funding! Every minute
that the teacher or para spends with the EL counts for $$$!
How to get ESOL endorsed?
What about the Plan of Study?
What’s the deal with paras under “direct supervision”?
Qualified Staff Providing Services
How to get ESOL endorsed?
Qualified Staff Providing Services
ESOL Plan of Study
Qualified Staff Providing Services
How to get an ESOL Plan of Study?
ESOL Plan of Study
Qualified Staff Providing Services
How to get an ESOL Plan of Study (continued)?
ESOL Plan of Study
Qualified Staff Providing Services
Paras providing EL services
A paraprofessional who is providing services to an EL must be under the direct supervision of an ESOL qualified teacher.
The paraprofessional may not be assigned to the building principal or other administrative personnel unless that person has an ESOL endorsement.
ESOL Plan of Study
Qualified Staff Providing Services
Paras providing EL services must NOT BE
ESOL Plan of Study
Qualified Staff Providing Services
Paras providing EL services must NOT BE (continued)
ESOL Plan of Study
Qualified Staff Providing Services
Paras providing EL services
ESOL Plan of Study
Qualified Staff Providing Services
Paras providing EL services
“Close proximity” is defined as being in an adjoining or adjacent building or structure.
“Frequent and productive” means that the paraprofessional and the teacher are meeting at least once per week to review: lesson plans, instructional strategies, evaluation techniques, and weekly student progress/challenges.
Documentation that such meetings are occurring, including brief details about the instruction provided and student progress/challenges must be kept on file and state auditors may verify that such frequent and productive meetings are occurring.
ESOL Plan of Study
Qualified Staff Providing Services
What if there is nobody who meets this criteria?
Services still must be provided, but LEA won’t receive any funding
ESOL Plan of Study
Funding from KSDE!
An ESOL Endorsed teacher, a teacher with a Plan of Study, a teacher with an ESOL provisional license, OR a para under the direct supervision of the ESOL teacher - generates funding!
The calculator used to determine the state’s ESOL/BE funding can be found here:
ESOL Plan of Study
Other Federal and State Requirements
5. ELs must take the KELPA annually
Schools will mark the appropriate code in the KELPA field of the KIDS TEST submission. This information will then be uploaded and prepopulated into KITE. (KIDS field specifications can be found at https://kidsweb.ksde.org)
KELPA (Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment)
KELPA (Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment)
Individual Learning Plan (ILP)
An example ILP found here:
https://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/Title/ESOL/ILP-SampleGoals.pdf
Resources for ELs
https://www.uniteforliteracy.com
https://www.osymigrant.org/instructional-resources
Resources for ELs
Objectives
Post Assessment and Q & A with Bob!
1. What are the two steps required to officially identify a student as an EL?
2. Name 3 types of EL program models.
3. What makes the instructor “qualified” to teach ELs, according to state and federal law?
4. How do you get state funding from KSDE?
5. What do you call the learning plan that’s required for ELs?