This document discusses English Language Learner (ELL) programs in the Duval County Public School system. It notes that 44% of students are African American, 36% are Caucasian, and 10% are Hispanic. It defines ELLs and outlines the ESOL program aimed at improving their English proficiency. It discusses standards and scaffolds that guide ELL instruction, as well as resources like ESOL coaches. It also summarizes laws like No Child Left Behind that address ELL education.

2. AYUDAR A LOS PRINCIPIANTES DEL LENGUAJE (IDIOMA) DE
INGLÉS (ELLS) DESDE EL JARDÍN INFANTIL HASTA LA SEGUNDARIA,
PARA QUE EFECTIVAMENTE PUEDAN APRENDER A ENTENDER,
HABLAR, LEER Y ESCRIBIR INGLES EN UN AMBIENTE
ACADÉMICO, TAL COMO ES REQUERIDO POR REGULACIONES
FEDERALES Y ESTATALES
READ MY INTRODUCTION/ OPENING MESSAGE

5. DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ STUDENT ETHNICITY
AFRICAN AMERICAN- 44%
CAUCASIAN - 36%
HISPANIC - 10%
MULTIRACIAL - 5%
ASIAN - 4%
AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE - <1%
THE DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IS THE 20TH LARGEST DISTRICT IN THE NATION. AS A RESULT
THE DIVERSITY IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM REPRESENTS THE CULTURE OF THE CITY.

6. ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS DEFINED
BY1.) AN INDIVIDUAL NOT BORN IN THE UNITED STATES WHO NATIVE LANGUAGE IS OTHER THAN ENGLISH.
2.) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO COMES FROM AN HOME ENVIRONMENT WERE A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH IS SPOKEN
3.) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS AN AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE WHO COME FROM AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE A
LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HIS OR HER LEVEL OF ENGLISH PROFIENCY.

7. DEFINING ELL, LEP, AND ESOL
• ELL= ENGLISH LANGAUGHE LIEARNERS
• LEP= LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICENY
ELL+LEP= THE STUDENT
• ESOL= PROGRAM AIMED AT CLOSING THE GP ON ENLIGH PROFIENCY AMONG ELL STUDENTS

8. HOW ARE ELL’S IDENTIFIED?

9. WHAT IS ESOL?
ESOL (ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES) IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO IMPROVE THE
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OF STUDENTS WHOSE NATIVE LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH. IN ADDITION TO
RECEIVING ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION IN READING, WRITING, SPEAKING AND LISTENING, THE ESOL PROGRAM STRIVES
TO DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION OF DIVERSE CULTURES AND LANGUAGES.

10. STANDARDS THAT DRIVE INSTRUCTION FOR
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
• PRINCIPLE 1. FOCUSON ACADEMIC LANGUAGE, LITERACY, AND VOCABULARY:TEACH THE LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE SKILLS
REQUIRED FOR CONTENT LEARNING.
• PRINCIPLE 2. LINK BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE TO LEARNING: EXPLICITLY PLAN AND INCORPORATE WAYS TO
ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THINKING ABOUT AND DRAWING FROM THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES AND PRIOR KNOWLEDGE.
• PRINCIPLE 3. INCREASE COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT AND LANGUAGE OUTPUT: MAKE MEANING CLEAR THROUGH VISUALS,
DEMONSTRATIONS, AND OTHER MEANS AND GIVE STUDENTS MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO PRODUCE LANGUAGE.
• PRINCIPLE 4. PROMOTE CLASSROOMINTERACTION: ENGAGE STUDENTS IN USING ENGLISH TO ACCOMPLISH ACADEMIC
TASKS.
• PRINCIPLE 5. STIMULATE HIGHER ORDER THINKING AND THE USE OF LEARNING STRATEGIES: EXPLICITLY TEACH THINKING
SKILLS AND LEARNING STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AS EFFECTIVE, INDEPENDENT LEARNERS

12. WHAT SCAFFOLDS CAN BE PROVIDED
DURING INSTRUCTION?
• SCAFFOLDING
• “ WHAT IS FIAR IS NOT ALWAYS EQUAL.”
• INSERT PIC EQUAL DOES MEAN EQUALITY

13. RESOURCES
• ESOL COACHES
• BILIGUAL SUPPORT/ PARAPROFESSIONAL
• TEXTBOOK RESOURCE
• TRANSLATE.GOOGLE.COM

14. WHAT’S DOES THE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
CENTER OFFER?
THE CENTER FOR LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (CLC) IS A SERVICE CENTER FOR REFUGEE, IMMIGRANT AND
NEWLY ARRIVED FAMILIES WHO SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH. THE CLC OFFERS HOMEWORK
ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS, EVENING LANGUAGE CLASSES FOR PARENTS, INFORMATIONAL COMMUNITY
SESSIONS IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES, AND ORIENTATION TO AMERICAN SCHOOLS FOR NEWLY ARRIVED
FAMILIES. WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE THROUGH OUR ACTIONS AND SERVICES SO
THAT FAMILIES NEW TO JACKSONVILLE HAVE A SMOOTH TRANSITION INTO THE AMERICAN CULTURE AND
INTO THE DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER
PLACE FOR ALL OF ITS MEMBERS.

15. EVENTS SPONSORED BY CLC
SPANISH CALENDAR ENGLISH CALENDAR

17. LAWS THAT ARE CLOSING THE GAPS WITH
ELL’S
• PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT
• RESTRUCTURED INTO NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
• NEW LAWS ORDERED UNDER ESSA

18. DUVAL COUNTY BELIEVES THAT THROUGH OUR ESOL PROGRAM AND TRAININGS FOR EDUCATORS AND
PARENTS THAT..
• OUR GREATEST STRENGTH IS THE RACIAL, GENDER, ETHNIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIVERSITY OF OUR
STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY.
• DCPS IS COMMITTED TO THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF EVERY STUDENT IN THIS DISTRICT.
• THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP CAN BE ELIMINATED.
• DUVAL IS UNIQUE IN THE STATE IN LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY; WE TEACH STUDENTS THAT
SPEAK MORE THAN 80 LANGUAGES AND WHO COME FROM MORE THAN 100 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
• WITH APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AND EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, EVERY
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER CAN ACHIEVE AT A HIGH LEVEL.