Determining Eligibility for ELL Services

Students eligible for ML services:

• Indicate on the Home Language Survey that a language other than English is spoken at home
• Demonstrate that they have limited English proficiency, as measured by the English language proficiency assessment tool from WIDA.
• Students who transfer in from a different district and were already qualified as an English Learner

Parents are informed each September whether their student continues to be eligible for ELL services. Students who score as needing assistance on the annual English language proficiency assessment continue to be eligible to receive services. Students who score as English proficient on the annual English language proficiency assessment no longer receive services. When students are released from services their academic performance is monitored for two years. Parents have a right to refuse services at any time. Parents should contact the school or the ELL teacher at the school if they want to refuse services for their student.

Informational Websites

• WIDA
• https://colorincolorado.org
• Vermont Department of Education

ML Department Mission:

The ML English Learning department of CSD is dedicated to encouraging and valuing multilingualism by fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for all students. We advocate for maintaining and strengthening students' primary languages while they learn English, recognizing that preserving cultural and linguistic identities is essential for personal and academic growth. Through a rigorous academic curriculum and comprehensible input, we aim to advance academic language development and achievement for our culturally and linguistically diverse students, while also building social-emotional resilience and a strong sense of community.