{"id":558,"date":"2016-08-30T06:31:37","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T10:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chelseaschools.com\/kbase\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=558"},"modified":"2018-11-16T13:18:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T18:18:05","slug":"identifying-english-language-learners-in-aspen","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/knowledge-base\/identifying-english-language-learners-in-aspen\/","title":{"rendered":"Identifying English Language Learners in Aspen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ELs who are at proficiency levels 1-3 take most of their core classes in the Bridge Academy (with some exceptions such as\u00a0Algebra 2 or Chemistry, which do not have ELL sections). \u00a0Students who are levels 3-5 generally are in SEI (regular) content classes throughout their day. \u00a0And, of course, all CHS students take the same elective classes.\u00a0There are roughly 500 students at CHS who are classified as English learners. \u00a0The success of our school depends on the growth and development of all of our students, and towards that end, here is\u00a0some information about how to identify the\u00a0ELs\u00a0you work with in classrooms and other spaces.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Aspen, when you use the\u00a0\u201cdefault fields,\u201d\u00a0you will notice the field &#8220;CPSPrgm.&#8221; Most of the students are listed as\u00a0RG\u00a0which means &#8220;regular.\u201d\u00a0English learners will have the program\u00a0EL.\u00a0 This\u00a0indicates that the students are still working toward English language proficiency (or a composite score of at least a 5 on the ACCESS test). \u00a0Please note that some of these students have been in the US for many years, but they started their educational careers in Chelsea as English learners and require continued language development support in order to attain proficiency. \u00a0All students with a program of\u00a0EL\u00a0will participate in ACCESS testing in the winter.<\/li>\n<li>The number in the\u00a0\u201cESL&#8221; column indicates the student\u2019s overall English language proficiency, anywhere from 1 to 5, and\u00a0gives you a relative idea about the student\u2019s language abilities and needs. \u00a0So a student who is\u00a0EL -1\u00a0is probably a newcomer (1 signifies\u00a0\u201centering\u201d) and an\u00a0EL- 5\u00a0is almost at grade-level in terms of language proficiency (5 =\u00a0\u201cbridging\u201d). \u00a0There is not a specific cut-off point for students to move into regular classes; this decision is based on a combination of\u00a0assessment data and teacher recommendation and may differ from one content area to another.<\/li>\n<li>The ESL level (1 to 5)\u00a0generally aligns to the students\u2019 most recent ACCESS test score. \u00a0However, in order to have more complete information\u00a0about\u00a0an individual student\u2019s proficiency, it is useful to look at the four sub-scores (in Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening), which are available in the Assessments tab in Aspen. You may find that a student is at 5 or higher in speaking or writing but is lower in reading or listening. \u00a0This information helps you know what specific support might be most needed. \u00a0The\u00a0attached Can-Do Name Charts from WIDA would be one way to organize this information for you own students.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0A final category of students to mention is FLEP (&#8220;former limited English proficient&#8221;). Their program is\u00a0RG, with &#8220;ESL&#8221; labeled\u00a0F1\u00a0or\u00a0F2. These students are still developing their English, but their test scores and other factors have shown that they are ready to exit the ELL program\u00a0with continued support from regular education teachers. Bridge will monitor these students, but we do not provide explicit support.<\/li>\n<li>You can learn a bit more information about when students came to the United States, from where, and what their educational background is by looking at the &#8220;Demographics&#8221; and the &#8220;Activities&#8221; tabs on the &#8220;Details&#8221; page in Aspen. \u00a0If the students were in\u00a0the\u00a0high school last year, your colleagues in the Bridge Academy also can provide rich information about students\u2019\u00a0strengths and needs.<\/li>\n<li>On a related note, please know that the Bridge Office (guidance counselor, Marcella Moreno and social worker, Anita Mercado) only work with a fraction of ELL students, mainly students who are levels 1-3. It is easy to identify a student&#8217;s guidance counselor in Aspen ; if students are on Marcella&#8217;s caseload, they are also on Anita&#8217;s. \u00a0For other students, you should use the grade level or alphabetical systems provided by the lead guidance and social workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please feel free to reach out to the Bridge Academy with\u00a0questions or\u00a0concerns\u00a0about your English learners (both those in the Bridge Academy and those in the regular program) or to learn more about the program itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELs who are at proficiency levels 1-3 take most of their core classes in the Bridge Academy (with some exceptions such as\u00a0Algebra 2 or Chemistry, which do not have ELL sections). \u00a0Students who are levels 3-5 generally are in SEI (regular) content classes throughout their day. \u00a0And, of course, all&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[5],"ht-kb-tag":[13,80,81],"class_list":["post-558","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-aspen","ht_kb_tag-aspen","ht_kb_tag-ell","ht_kb_tag-multi-lingual"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/558\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=558"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}