• English language learners receiving language services as a stand-alone period are expected to arrive to school in a timely manner in order to fully participate in services.  Students are expected to come to the stand-alone ENL classroom prepared and ready to fully participate. Although homework is not usually assigned, if classwork is not completed or a student misses class time due to another reason, it is expected that missed or incomplete work be completed and returned back to class in a timely fashion.  

Class Policies- Mandated Service Minutes

  • Entering and Emerging level English language learners are entitled to 2 units of study, or 360 service minutes weekly.  One unit of study is an integrated, co-taught period, and the second is a stand-alone period.

     

    Transitioning and Expanding level English language learners are entitled to 1 unit of study, or 180 service minutes weekly.  Transitioning level English language learners are to receive this unit of study during a co-taught, integrated English language arts or English as a new language period.  Expanding level English language learners can receive this unit of study in either an English language arts/English as a new language or other core-content area period.

     

    Commanding level English language learners, or Former English language learners, must continue to receive services for a minimum of 2 years.  These English language learners are entitled to receive .5 unit of study weekly of integrated English as a new language in English language arts or another core-content area, or receive other approved support services to support their language acquisition needs.  

     

    Check out the resource below for further information or clarification:

    http://www.nysed.gov/common/nysed/files/programs/bilingual-ed/enl-k-8-units-of-study-table-5-6-15.pdf



    English language learners receiving language services as a stand-alone period are expected to arrive to school in a timely manner in order to fully participate in services.  Students are expected to come to the stand-alone ENL classroom prepared and ready to fully participate. Although homework is not usually assigned, if classwork is not completed or a student misses class time due to another reason, it is expected that missed or incomplete work be completed and returned back to class in a timely fashion.