Whitman Elementary - Tulsa Public Schools

Whitman ES District Capacity
District: Tulsa Public Schools
English Language Learner resources aligned with the needs of the students
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Tulsa Public Schools' English Language Development programs offered to LEP students are designed to
accelerate students’ English proficiency and to meet challenging state academic standards. The programs are
offered to assist students in Pre‐K‐12th grades with achieving proficiency in each of the four domains of
language development by using proven strategies that are aligned with state standards and assessments which
are scientifically research based.
The elementary level language program offered to District LEP students in Pre‐K ‐ 5th grades is met by a variety
of instructional delivery programs at each of the school sites and it is dependent on the site's individual
population characteristics such as level of students proficiency in English, newcomer status, previous
instruction in English, etc. Models of instruction offered include: self‐contained classrooms, inclusion,
structured immersion, resource or pullout. Students are provided English language instruction by certified
teachers allocated for ELL as per the TPS Staffing Formula. Some of the elementary ELL instructors also assist
LEP students in their classroom working with the regular classroom teachers through SIOP.
The secondary language program offered to District LEP students in grades 6 ‐ 12 follows a collaborative team
model. Each secondary school site selects the model(s) which best serve their population. The SIOP model is
utilized for planning and delivery of instruction when the students are mainstreamed into the core curriculum.
Principals are strongly encouraged to have all of their core subject teachers SIOP trained. A cadre of district
resource instructional specialists and curriculum specialists have received the SIOP Coaching Implementation
training and will assist, model, coach, and support the core teachers with the SIOP's eight components and
thirty features. At some of the sites the ELL certified teachers travel with students to regular education core
classrooms.
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Plan for maintaining a safe and orderly environment
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Tulsa Public Schools Campus Police
Mission: The Mission of the Tulsa Public Schools Campus Police Department is to provide a safe environment,
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