Title III (Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students)

Working together with students, families, and the community, we will ensure that every student has the skills, knowledge, and desire to become a lifelong learner and to succeed in a changing world.

ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL)

Program Goals and Objectives

 The ESOL Program will:

  • Identify all students whose native or home language is other than English.
  • Identify Limited English Proficient students through a valid language test.
  • Provide appropriate instruction for identified Limited English Proficient students.
  • Assess and monitor the academic progress of language minority students with an ongoing evaluation process and remediate those students who demonstrate a continued need for ESOL support.
  • Develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing through an ESOL intervention curriculum.
  • Support the regular classroom curriculum and instruction as appropriate to the developmental stages of ESOL students.
  • To provide an opportunity for multilingual students to function comparably with their English speaking classmates after the appropriate level of assistance.
  • To create a learning environment that will provide for cognitive and affective needs.
  • To exit students from the program when their language abilities are educationally appropriate for the mainstream classroom.
  • Provide on-going staff development in appropriate instructional and assessment strategies for principals, guidance counselors, teachers, and assistants.
  • Communicate instructional goals and expectations to parents and encourage them to support their children’s progress.
  • Hire and maintain sufficient staff to provide LEP students with equal educational opportunity.