District Resource Guide - Polk County School District
District Resource Guide - Polk County School District
District Resource Guide - Polk County School District
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ESOL Procedures Changes and Pertinent Information<br />
for the 2011-2012 <strong>School</strong> Year<br />
All procedure changes are based on the EDC report conducted in the 2009-10 school year and<br />
the FTE audit findings conducted in the 2010-11 school year.<br />
Pre-<strong>School</strong> (Kindergarten) Placements: (review/new)<br />
o All Pre-<strong>School</strong> students (LY-T) were tested in May to determine placement for the 2011-12<br />
school year. If the student scored FES, he/she was changed to ZZ in Genesis. If the student<br />
scored LES/NES, then he/she was changed to LY in Genesis. All paperwork was completed by<br />
the district staff and sent to the schools via courier. If a student wasn’t tested in May, he/she<br />
will need to be tested during the first few days of school. If the student scores FES, he/she will<br />
become LF and be monitored for 2 years.<br />
IPT Tests: (review)<br />
o Students in ESOL for more than 3 years MUST have an anniversary test 30 days BEFORE<br />
their anniversary test date. (See ESOL Procedures Calendar Checklist for dates.) The CELLA<br />
can only be used for the anniversary test for students that have entered the ESOL program in<br />
August.<br />
Eligibility Letter: (review/new)<br />
o Must be sent home every year with every LY indicating the CELLA results. This must be<br />
completed within 30 days of the start of school.<br />
New EXIT Criteria: (review)<br />
o The ESOL Department has completed the paperwork for all K-2 students based on the CELLA<br />
results and IPT Oral Test. All students proficient on both were exited. All students not<br />
proficient on CELLA or IPT were continued in the ESOL Program. All paperwork was sent to<br />
the schools via courier.<br />
o 3-12 students were exited with a proficient score on the CELLA and a 3 or higher on the FCAT<br />
Reading OR a passing IPT Reading/Writing score, if the tests were given in the same school<br />
year. All students not proficient were continued in the ESOL Program. The paperwork for all<br />
students has been completed and sent to the schools via courier.<br />
Returning Students: (new)<br />
o All LY students who have withdrawn from the district for more than 9 months must be retested<br />
upon reentry in <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>School</strong>s.<br />
Grade Followups: (new)<br />
o Grade Followups will no longer be printed in the ESOL Department and sent to the schools. An<br />
email with directions will be posted in the <strong>District</strong> Weekly Email at the end of each grading<br />
period.<br />
NOTES: (review)<br />
ELL Folders will be reviewed periodically by the assigned ESOL TRST.<br />
Notification of missing forms and pending cases will be emailed to the ESOL contact on a regular<br />
basis.<br />
ESOL Procedures Notebooks should be in the Assistant Principal’s office. We will be sending<br />
additions to this notebook soon. It is posted in Public Folders for your convenience.