ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE / ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Designated Funds
$30,000.00

ERLC plan to support implementation based on regional needs and grant deliverables.

Collaboration/Environmental Scan/Needs Assessment

• Session feedback and ongoing needs assessment.
• ERLC board.
• ATA Specialist Council.
• ERLC English Language Learning advisory committee consultation.
• Consultation with key Alberta Education Lead Managers and Directors a minimum of twice during the year.

Practice/Goals

• Alberta Education grant deliverables.
• Key program elements of ESL intent.
• Regional Goals specific to work of ERLC (i.e. Program of Studies, Instruction and Assessment).

Identify Possible Strategies

• Promising Practices Day on Feb. 17, 2009.
• ERLC will work with community agencies that support ESL learners and their families.  Based on the advice of the regional advisory committee and work with community agencies a “PD” resource may be developed to support families and schools with knowing about the “the culture of our education system”).  A series of learning opportunities and more comprehensive plan to support ESL learners will be provided.
• ELL Theme at www.erlc.ca.

Action Plan and Measures

• Use program feedback form as primary measure.
• Sessions are attended.

Implement Action Plan

• Budget $35,000.00 as well as infrastructure support provided from grant.
• $15,000.00 provided separately for promising practices day.

Summative Evaluation

• Program feedback.
• ERLC Board, District Contact, and potential Advisory Committee feedback.
• Summary report to Alberta Education.

Lessons Learned / Next Steps:

• Emerging need, more so for some districts.

• Audience includes ELL teachers as well as regular teachers who have ELL students in class.  Program different for each audience.

• Began to plan a webinar series based on building relationships with ATA specialist council.