District Interview

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Running Head: ELL COORDINATOR INTERVIEWS

ELL Coordinator Interviews

Jacquelin Gosslin, Christopher Jacobsen, Tammi McDonald, Michelle Wallace

University of Phoenix

Dr. Penny Boyd

MAT 515

March 5, 2007

ELL Interview 2

Abstract

Team B has conducted interviews from different school districts in order to compare the results of the ELL Programs being utilized. This paper will discuss the various similarities and differences among the school districts interviewed.

ELL Interview 3

School Districts measure success in terms of whether the ELL Program is achieving the

particular goals that the district has established for the program and its students. If the district

has no established goals geared towards the effectiveness or structure of the ELL program, then

the school district or school system is only setting itself up for failure with out those set of goals

or guidelines being addressed. However, if the school has a set of guidelines implemented for

the ELL Program then and only then will the school achieve a level of proficiency in English and

will be able to participate meaningful in the districts overall program.

ESL is a term used by the federal government to help identify student’s who have

insufficient English to succeed in an English only classroom. Team B’s Michelle Wallace

interviewed Melissa Summers who is currently an instructional support staff member at

Deervalley Elementary School. Mrs. Summers noted that there are many avenues used to

identify non English Learners. First and foremost they are given a Fluent English Proficiency

test. Those students that fall below proficiency are identified as needing ESL Services. Also

ELL students who have difficulty in class due to the lack of...