• ELD Instructional Guide – English Language Development (ELD) is instruction specifically designed to develop English proficiency and aligns with other guides grounded in the Common Core Standards. This document provides resources and guidance not only for ELD Classes, but also for all classes to ensure that our English Learners are receiving tailored instruction in all of their content classes. 
• Helpful LInks for ELD – Please see this document for helpful links and key resources for ELD instruction

Dual Language Instructional Guide – This Dual Language Instructional Guide encompasses all academic disciplines and guides all teachers of Dual Language Learners to implement high-leverage practices which facilitate both language acquisition and content knowledge/application. The Dual Language Instructional Guide also aligns with other guides grounded in the Common Core Standards.

• Identification of English Learners
  • Our English Learner Identification Procedure outlines the steps that should be taken with every newly enrolling, or re-enrolling, student who has a language other than English indicated in response to one or more of questions 1-6 of their Home Language Survey. Nuances are outlined within the document and within the When to Screen Guide in Appendix B.
  • Eligible students must go through the EL Identification Procedure within the beginning of the year 30-day Identification Window (for students who enroll on or before the first day of school) or within the first 14 days of enrollment for students who enroll after the first day of school.
  • In order to regularly check for eligible students, the EL New Enrollments report should be pulled from SIS at least every week.  Every student on this list must go through the EL Identification Procedure within the legally mandated time frame.
    • If there are students on your EL New Enrollments report from prior years/from outside of the identification time frame, please refer to Step 3 of the EL Identification Procedure for guidance. These students also should have gone through the EL Identification Procedure, and the only way to clear students from the listing is to go through the Identification Procedure with them and add an EL Initial Placement entry for them.
  • WIDA Screener – the WIDA Screener Online can be launched via the DRC App in the Student Portal. All training information, and paper versions of the screener, can be found on the WIDA Secure Portal.
  • If you have questions regarding the Identification Procedure, please reach out to your Multilingual Manager.

• General Reclassification Process – The General Reclassification Process will be held in the Spring, with updated instructions and pre-eligible students lists being sent out to schools after ACCESS testing. All documentation will be due in late May.
• Dual Identified Reclassification Process – The Dual Identified Reclassification Process will be held throughout the school year, with pre-eligible lists and instructions being sent out in October or November. All documentation will be due in late May.
• Monitoring of Former English Learners – The Monitoring of Former ELs Process will be held in the Fall and Spring. Students must be actively monitored during the first two years of program exit, and should continue to be monitored for two more years after that.
• Parent Right to Refuse Process 

Compliance Calendar – Coming Soon!

• WIDA Screener – the WIDA Screener Online can be launched via the DRC App in the Student Portal. All training information, and paper versions of the screener, can be found on the WIDA Secure Portal.
• ACCESS for ELLs Testing – ACCESS for ELLs testing is held each winter. Current school-year timelines will be communicated out to schools, and posted here, once they are released by WIDA.
• Accommodations for English Learners – Please see this document for assessment accommodations guidance for English Learners. This document includes guidance for assessments such as STAR Reading and Math, PSSAs, Keystones, ACCESS for ELLs, WIDA Screeners, and Benchmarks, among many others!
• Guidelines for Multilingual Learners (EL/DLL) Participation in Universal Screeners – Please see this document for guidance on Multilingual Learner participation in universal screeners

• NLA Student Referral Form (Newcomer Learning Academy Application) – To be completed by EL points for students who meet the NLA eligibility criteria.
• Change in EL Status Request Form – Only to be completed when a student was identified as an English Learner in error
• Translation Request Form 
• ESL Weekly Update (Google Site)
• EL Point Persons List
• WIDA AMS
• WIDA Secure Portal 
• Who to Contact List