INTEGRITY EDUCATIONAL CENTER

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS:
E: SPECIAL POPULATIONS:
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
All students will be expected to attain proficiency in English Language Arts. Because of
linguistic diversity in California, not all students will acquire English language skills and
knowledge at the same rate. There are 1.4 million English Language Learners in California.
More than 40 percent of students in California speak a language other than English, and about 25
percent of the students in California are not yet fluent in English theses students enter school
with language abilities very different from native English speaking students. Based on
demographics of the OUSD, IEC expects 25-30% of its students to be classified as "English
Learners".
Integrity Educational Center registration forms will request information regarding the
language spoken at home. Students from homes where a language other than English is used
will be asked to identify their primary language, using the California English Development Test
(CELDT), unless the school has proper documentation of the student's re-designation as fluent
English Proficient. The CELDT will also be used for the annual assessment of each student's
ELD level, with scores on the California Standards Test (CST) in English Language Arts (ELA),
teacher observation, and optional parent input as secondary factors.
For students classified as English Language Learners, the instructional program at IEC
will be designed to promote fluent speech, listening, writing and reading in English. The
program will be based on the English Language Development standards (found at
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/englangdev-stnd.pdf:) . Every class will be of IEC
and ELL program, as teachers address the needs of English Learners with strategies such as
Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (also known as SDAIE ) methods and
provision of accessible instructional materials.
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