1. 7/12/2011 Comparison of ELL programs By Susan Abney

2. 7/12/2011 By the numbers:

3. 7/12/2011 Languages

5. Not funded by Nevada Legislature

6. Wants all students to meet Language Arts proficiency standards regardless of language ability.

8. Plan includes:Goals for ELLs, educators and families High expectations for ELLs Educator Quality Community and family involvement Data and program effectiveness

9. 7/12/2011 Are you endorsed? CCSD does not require an ESL endorsement for teachers who teach ESL students. Although it is strongly recommended. Utah requires educators to have an ESL endorsement if they provide instruction in language acquisition to ELL students.

10. 7/12/2011 Academic Proficiency

11. 7/12/2011 Community Support Is important to both educational institutions

12. 7/12/2011 SIOP Both Utah and Clark County School district utilize the SIOP Model.

13. 7/12/2011 Family Involvement YES!!!!

17. Utah – Placement tests are supposed to be conducted in native language and target language (English)

19. 7/12/2011 Susan is AMAZING