English as a Second Language Program Evaluation - Guilderland ...

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ESL Survey Data Analysis: Important Points
• Elementary Student Survey: Students who participated in the elementary surveys overwhelmingly felt that they like ESL; their teacher
helps him or her with reading and writing, listens to the students, and helps him or her to feel safe in the classroom.
• Middle School Student Survey: Middle School students enjoy ESL, feel helped with reading and writing, safe in their ESL classroom and
enjoy being able to eat lunch with their ESL classmates and teacher in the ESL classroom each day.
• High School Survey: All of the students (11) who responded to the High School ESL survey enjoy being in the ESL class, and feel that the
time they do spend in ESL helps them to be fully prepared for their other classes. In addition, students feel the ESL teacher advocates for
him or her when there is a problem, by helping with their assignments to improve their grades, by helping with homework as needed, and
answering sensitive questions when they are not sure who else to ask. Most students responded that they ask their ESL teacher questions
about how to gain access to different clubs, activities, and places around Guilderland. Students also felt it was very helpful when the ESL
teacher broke down words that they found troublesome or beyond their comprehension level.
• Alumni Student Survey: Of the 22 Alumni students who were in ESL all responded positively about their participation in ESL and
improvement in their language abilities. 16 of the 22 students are currently enrolled in a 4 year college and feel their experience in ESL
helped prepared them to be successful in doing so. All of the 22 students feel comfortable saying they speak 2 languages fluently.
• Parent Survey: The 41 Parents of ESL students feel that the ESL program helps their child feel welcome, improve their English skills and that
their child’s language skills are better because of ESL. The ESL program has also helped parents learn how to help their child at home with
reading, speaking, listening, writing and other language support. Most families have been here between 1-3 years in the Guilderland ESL
program. 64.3% of parents would like there to be more workshops for them related to the needs of their children as English Language
Learners.
• Teacher/Administrator/Counselor/Staff Survey: 80% of staff feel that the ESL teacher is flexible and accommodating within their buildings
district wide, 70% of staff feel that communication is effective between ESL teachers and their respective buildings, 61% of staff would like
there to be more workshops related to ESL professional development, but only 42% of staff have attended workshops that have been
offered in the past. 98% of staff feel that the ESL teacher in their building is receptive to suggestions and feedback, 95% of staff feel that
the ESL teacher is available to communicate with parents and other teachers on an as needed basis, 99% of staff feel that the ESL teachers
are advocates for their students. Only 88% of staff that responded has had experience working with ESL students during their career here
at Guilderland. Lastly, 96% of staff feels that the ESL teacher is a valuable resource for professional knowledge related to ELLs.