ESL Survival Kit: Administering an ESL Program for Excellence and Compliance

The number of English Language (EL) students in public schools is surging, (U.S. Census Bureau); 10.4% of all students in public schools in the United States. Federal and state laws for ELs are as complicated as those for Special Education. Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and Pennsylvania state law, accountability and compliance for ELs now falls under Title I. Non-compliance with ESL federal and state laws can negatively impact Title I funds, Title III funds, and other federal funding, as well as state funding. This expert training offers the information and knowledge necessary to offer excellent, high quality ESL Programs and maintain Compliance with all state and federal rules, regulations, and laws. The following are included in the training. 
-Surviving a PDE audit for ESL 
-Home Language Survey, federal Departments of Justice and Education guidance 
-PDE translation site for required documents (Transact now not permitted by PDE) 
-ID Procedure for Pre-K and K-12 
-Foreign Exchange Students, evaluating foreign transcripts 
-PA ESL Standards, Accommodations for ELs for PSSA and Keystones 
-Language Instruction Education Program (LIEP) and annual LIEP survey 
-PDE ESL Basic Education Circular 
-Primary Home Language Other Than English (PHLOTE) required information 
-Opt-Out ESL forms, how they affect your ESL Program 
-ELs in PIMS, Ordering WIDA ACCESS tests,  WIDA AMS Data Validation 
-Reclassification, Exiting, and Monitoring of ELs 
-Review of WIDA testing requirements 
-ELs with IEPs 
Training to be followed by Q and A session.  

Date and Time: July 20, 9:00 AM-2:00 PM

Location: Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11

Presenters: Cheri Peterman-Grimaldi and Leonard J. Shurin