ESL+Program+Overview


 * ESL Staff and Administration**:

Jenny Lehman Program Coordinator Assistant Superintendent jlehman@umtsd.org

Jeanne Hofmann Upper Moreland High School jhofmann@umtsd.org

Meredith Cohen Upper Moreland MIddle School mcohen@umtsd.org

Cathy Fiorino Upper Moreland Intermediate School cfiorino@umtsd.org

Cathy McParland Upper Moreland Primary School cmcparland@umtsd.org

The Pennsylvania Department of Education requires that a Home Language Survey be completed at the time of registration, to inform the school of a student’s dominant language. If the dominant language is not English, the student will be evaluated with the WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test (W-APT) to measure English language proficiency and to determine whether or not the student is in need of English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction.
 * __Entrance Policy__**:

The W-APT measures English proficiency levels in the four language domains of listening, speaking, reading and writing. It also provides a composite score to describe the student’s overall language proficiency level, as follows:

Level 1 - Entering Level 2 - Emerging Level 3 - Developing Level 4 - Expanding Level 5 - Bridging

ESL services are indicated when the student scores less than 4.6 on the W-APT. The ESL evaluator, the ESL teacher and guidance personnel work together to develop a schedule for the student upon placement in the ESL program.

The PA English Language Proficiency Standards meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 by providing a framework for standards-based instructional and assessment planning for English language learners so that they may attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging commonwealth academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet. @http://www.pdesas.org/module/sas/curriculumframework/elloverlay.aspx
 * English Language Proficiency Standards:**
 * ELL Overlay on SAS:**

Ell's are give language proficiency level based on the WAPT placement test or ACCESS test. ELL's will process, understand, produce, and use language based on the following rubric.
 * WIDA Performance Definitions:**

WIDA Performance Rubric

CAN-Do Kindergarten CAN-Do Grades 1-2 CAN-Do Grades 3-5 CAN-Do Grades 6-8 CAN-Do Grades 9-12
 * CAN DO Descriptors:** CAN DO Descriptors provide a starting point for working with ELLs and a collaborative tool for planning.