ESSENTIAL ACTION: Leadership understands and supports ESL program fidelity through quality staffing and professional development, development of ESL curriculum, assessments, and resources that ensure ongoing program fidelity and student success.
A district/campus ESL vision with goals.
A system to refine the vision and mission with few stakeholders.
A district/campus ESL vision supported with some measurable goals and a plan that includes expectations in academic achievement.
A system to refine the vision and mission among some stakeholders.
A district/campus ESL vision supported with measurable goals and a clearly focused plan that commits to high expectations in academic
achievement.
A system for continually refining the vision and mission among all stakeholders.
Funding from the bilingual allotment funds the ESL program.
Funding for professional development aligned to the district/school improvement plan.
Funding from the bilingual allotment, centralized (district controlled) and decentralized (campus controlled) funds to a quality ESL program.
Funding for quality professional development aligned to the district/school improvement plan.
Sufficient funding from the bilingual allotment, centralized (district controlled) and decentralized (campus controlled) funds to a high-quality ESL program.
Sufficient funding for consistent high- quality professional development aligned to the district/school improvement plan.
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The families of ESL students, including the parents/guardians and students, have equal educational access to all extra-curricular activities, school and district-wide events, and community partnerships as the families of English proficient students.
Campus-level staff provides targeted, supplemental engagement activities and supports to parents/guardians of ESL students:
- Second language acquisition resources
- Social media outreach
- Home visits
- Technology apps for communication
- Parenting resources
District-wide parent/guardian engagement activities and supports that are supplemental to the services provided to all parents are developed and clearly communicated to campus-level leadership as a priority.
89.1210 (f)
The families of ESL students, including the parents/guardians and students, have equal educational access to all extra-curricular activities, school and district-wide events, and community partnerships as the families of English proficient students.
Campus-level staff provides targeted, supplemental engagement activities and supports for ESL families (parent and child):
- Adult ESL or literacy programs
- Family literacy programs (modeling literacy practices)
- Book programs
- Summer academies for families
District-wide family engagement activities and supports that are supplemental to the services provided to all parents are developed and clearly communicated to campus-level leadership as a priority.
89.1210 (f)
The families of ESL students, including the parents/guardians and students, have equal educational to all extra-curricular activities, school and district-wide events, and community partnerships as the families of English proficient students.
Campus-level staff provides targeted, supplemental engagement partnerships to parents and families of ESL students, such as partnerships with:
- County and local libraries
- Summer mobile libraries
- Non-profits and local corporations
- Universities and community colleges
- Community service fairs
- Big brother/sister mentoring programs
District-level leadership strategically formulates community engagement partnerships for parents and families of emergent bilingual students that are supplemental to the services provided to all ESL families.