English Language Learners

Address

12111 NE 1st Street
Bellevue, WA 98005

Phone Number

(425) 456-4135

Office Hours

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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All multilingual students registering in Washington State are screened with the ELPA21 (English Language Proficiency Assessment for the 21st Century) to determine if English Language Learner services should be provided. ELPA21 screening is scheduled when you register your student.

Elementary School Services

All Emerging, Progressing and Proficient ELLs are served by ELL-endorsed teachers and facilitators in their home schools. ELL support consists of:

ELL Facilitation K-5:

Provides inclusion supports for Emerging and Progressing ELLs by supporting the classroom teacher through:
- Joint planning
- Curriculum mapping and alignment
- Co-developing instructional materials
- Collaborative assessment of student work
- Cycles of co-teaching
- Using the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) to scaffold language instruction
Organizes and supports state-required testing
Leads building-level professional development that is specific to language development
Develops appropriate English Language Learner (ELL) instructional strategies to support K-5 students in successfully meeting academic standards
Serves as a member of the core team of decision-making professionals in the school environment to advocate and support ELLs and their families
Organizes and involves families in school events
Serves as case manager for building ELLs
Short-term instructional intervention specific to language development

Middle and High School Services

ELL Facilitation 6-12:

Provides inclusion supports for Emerging and Progressing ELLs by supporting the classroom teacher through:
- Joint planning
- Curriculum mapping and alignment
- Co-developing instructional materials
- Collaborative assessment of student work
- Cycles of co-teaching
- Using the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) to scaffold language instruction
Organizes and supports state-required testing
Leads building-level professional development that is specific to language development
Develops appropriate English Language Learner (ELL) instructional strategies to support 6-12 students in successfully meeting academic standards
Serves as a member of the core team of decision-making professionals in the school environment to advocate and support ELLs and their families
Organizes and involves families in school events
Serves as case manager for building ELLs

Highland:

Emerging and Progressing Level ELL Students

ELL Language Arts courses organized by grade level
- 6th, 7th and 8th grade ELL Language Arts – will be provided in a mixed classroom setting with an ELL Teacher providing support within the class in a co-taught model
ELL English support classes
- Academic English Language Development 1 – 1 period
- Academic English Language Development 2 – 1 period

Chinook, Odle, Tillicum & Tyee:

Emerging and Progressing Level ELL Students

ELL Language Arts courses organized by grade level
- 6th grade ELL Language Arts – 1 period
- 7th grade ELL Language Arts – 1 period
- 8th grade ELL Language Arts – 1 period
ELL English support classes
- Academic English Language Development 1 – 1 period
- Academic English Language Development 2 – 1 period

Bellevue, Interlake, Sammamish & Newport:

Emerging and Progressing Level ELL Students

ELL Language Arts courses organized by grade level
- 9th grade ELL Language Arts – Freshman Composition and Literature – 1 period
- 10th grade ELL Language Arts – Sophomore Composition & Literature – 1 period
- 11th / 12th grade ELL Language Arts – Junior / Senior American Literature – 1 period
ELL English support classes
- Academic English Language Development 1 – 1 period
- Academic English Language Development 2 – 1 period