2. The purpose of this presentation is to give
you ideas of how to get through the first
weeks of school. The ideas presented come
from ESL teachers’ experiences and do not
reflect CMS or the ESL department policies.
The key to a successful
year is !

3. ESL programs look different at each
school. The number of LEP students in
each site and the principal’s vision for
the program shape what ESL will look
like at your school.
No matter how ESL is going to be
implemented at your school, it will
be helpful to have the following
information.

4. Roster Testing Schedule LEP Chair?
Secondary

5. LEP population is one of the most heterogeneous and transient population in
CMS. Rosters are continually changing throughout the year. It is very important
to establish a close relation with the school secretary or registrar; she/he is your
ally in getting rosters from Sparta or NCWise.
Compare rosters
Create your roster
Identify who is eligible for: ESL services, ESL consultative, instructional/testing
accommodations and who must be tested. ( You will receive a testing roster and
training from the accountability department for testing these students)
start notifying classroom teachers of their LEP/ESL children.

6. Upon registration students who speaks other
language based on the language survey, they have to CMS language Survey:
be tested in their English proficiency (Initial W-APT)
Kindergarteners or newcomers that have been
registered at the school are not identified as
LEP, (These students have not been tested with the
W-APT yet or they are coming from bright beginners’
program).
If unsure of a student’s LEP status, please check the
school registration form’s language survey.

7. Elementary scheduling differs greatly from Secondary scheduling.
Usually is done by ESL teacher.
Scheduling is subject to:
School ESL program model.
Number of ESL served.
Principal’s vision
And most of all students’ needs!
 It’s never set in stone. It might change few times a year.
Work collaboratively with classroom teacher on what is the best time for you to
support her or his ESL students, whether is a push in or pull out model.

8. Each school needs to establish a Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Committee for
the upcoming school year. The purpose of this committee is to ensure that LEP
students receive appropriate testing accommodations and English as a Second
Language (ESL) Program placements. As a first step, principals need to select a
LEP Committee Chairperson at their school. All LEP Committee Chairpersons will
need iSPARTA access and eSIS access at the Counselor Read-Only level to
effectively carry out duties. The LEP Chairperson must be a full-time employee
at your school. Please consider this as you make your selection.

9. Roster Testing Schedule LEP Chair?

10. During the Teacher workdays, and in the first few days of school, it
is a good idea to find a copy of your school’s LEP roster (your school
LEP Chair should have this), identify all the students who are
marked as being “ESL Served,” and compare those students with
the students registered in your ESL classes. This is to make sure that
all students who should be receiving ESL services from you are
indeed being served.

11. In the first few weeks of school, you may be trained on,
and asked to help with the administration of the W-APT
Test. This test is through the WiDA Consortium and is
administered to all Second Language students brand new
to the state of North Carolina.

12. Scheduling for ESL students differs, school to school….
Depending on your school principal, you may be asked to get certified in,
and teach Middle School Language Arts or High School English I to your ESL
“Served” students.
If you are not responsible for teaching LA or English I, you may be
expected to teach an electives course, such as a Study Skills-type class.
In other situations, your principal might prefer that you team teach with a
content area teacher (Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science).

13. The ESL Department does not have a set model of scheduling that should be
implemented at each school across the district. Again, this depends on your
school principal and what he/she would like to see taking place.
No matter how you are asked to serve your ESL students, you should be
getting some kind of face to face time with them for an average of 60-90
minutes a day, or every other day (if teaching an electives course).

14. Each school needs to establish a Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Committee for
the upcoming school year. The purpose of this committee is to ensure that LEP
students receive appropriate testing accommodations and English as a Second
Language (ESL) Program placements. As a first step, principals need to select a LEP
Committee Chairperson at their school. All LEP Committee Chairpersons will need
iSPARTA access and eSIS access at the Counselor Read-Only level to effectively
carry out duties. The LEP Chairperson must be a full-time employee at your
school. Please consider this as you make your selection.