English Learners Master Plan & ELAC

The purpose of this plan is to provide a framework of instruction for English Learners and to acquaint their teachers, administrators, and parents with federal, state, and district policies as well as programs, resources, and staff/parent development opportunities.  All Hermosa Beach City School District personnel at the district and school level: teachers, counselors, classified personnel, and administrators, are expected to follow the procedures specified in the English Learner Master Plan.

 

At HBCSD, we believe English Learners (ELs) will learn to use English:

1. purposefully for describing, explaining, persuading, informing, justifying, negotiating, entertaining, retelling, etc.
2. in meaningful ways by collaborating with others; interpreting meaning; and producing meaningful messages.
3. to understand how English works by structuring cohesive texts; expanding and enriching ideas; and combining and condensing ideas.

 HBCSD has an English Learner Specialist. This Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) monitors EL student data, supports the site’s EL students, programs, and services, and provides professional development and/or coaching opportunities to staff. 

 

This EL Master Plan is designed to put into practice the idea that language learning and content learning are most effective when they happen simultaneously, which is at the heart of the 2012 California ELD Standards and the 2014 California/ELD Framework.

 

This HBCSD English Learner Master Plan makes clear our critical obligations to ELs, is aligned to state standards and laws, and provides a scope and sequence to ensure all ELs are college and career ready.

 

 

Additional Resources:

• California Department of Education - English Learners page