English Language Learner Services

Sandu Rebenciuc (srebenciuc@mvsdpride.org) - English Language Learner Teacher

MVSD English Language Learner Services seek to follow the guidelines from:

THE NH Legal Compliance Manual for Instructing & Assessing Students Learning English

ELL Services:

• are fair and integrative and provide equal access to equal opportunity
• involve team approach, comprising personnel such as the ESOL & classroom teachers, ESOL coordinator, school counselor, principal, Title I staff, parents
• do not segregate students for a lengthy period of time
• value students’ language and cultural differences
• provide effective services that lead to performance comparable to ESOL students’ English-speaking peers
• provide adequate resources and qualified personnel, with approximately
• are based on individual student English proficiency needs
• include multiple criteria for placement, promotion, and exiting
• use a monitoring plan that includes careful observation of students for a two-year period after exiting the program
• are based on current instructional practices
• teach English language skills and skills for learning content (academic subjects) through English
• provide modified content area instruction, document services provided, and decisions made