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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o All LY students who have withdrawn from the district for more than 9 months must be retested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.

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