ELL School Plan

COURTNEY BOAG
MICHAEL RUTLEDGE
REBECCA SILVERMAN
TIMOTHY DIBISCEGLIE

School Structure
Students in school: 500
Students per grade (A-E): 100
Students per classroom: 25
5

ELL/ESL students per classroom

4 languages: Spanish, German, French,
Italian

Grade A
TIME:

ELA

Math

Lunch

Recess

Social
Studies

Science

8:30-9:40

Class 1
ELL

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

9:40-10:50

Class 4 Class 1
ELL

Class 2

Class 3

11:00-11:30

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

11:30-12:00

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

12:00-1:00

Class 3 Class 4
ELL

Class 1

Class 2

1:00-2:00

Class 2 Class 3
ELL

Class 4

Class 1

2:00-3:00

Specials

Music,
Gym,
Art,
Library

Grade A Scheduling Details

RED: ELL student pull out time
*Each class will have specials from 2:00-3:00pm

The classes will alternate which special they go to each day

(Art, Music, Library, Gym)

Grade B
TIME:

Science

8:30-9:40

Class 1

9:40-10:50
11:00-12:00

Specials

ELA

Lunch

Recess

Math

Social
Studies

Class 2
ELL

Class 3

Class 4

Class 4

Class 1
ELL

Class 2

Class 3

Class 2

Class 3
ELL

Class 4

Class 1

Class 1

Class 2

12:00-12:30

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

12:30-1:00

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

1:00-2:00

2:00-3:00

Music,
Gym,
Art,
Library
Class 3

Class 4
ELL

Grade B Scheduling Details

Green: ELL student pull out time
*Each class will have specials from 1:00-2:00pm
The

classes will alternate which special they go to

each day (Art, Music, Library, Gym)

Grade C
TIME:

Math

Science

8:30-9:40

Class 1 Class 2

Class 3

Class 4
ELL

9:40-10:50

Class
4

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3
ELL

11:00-12:00 Class
3

Class 4

Class 1

Class 2
ELL

12:00-1:00

Special
s

Social
Studies

Lunch

Recess

Art,
Music,
Library,
Gym

1:00-1:30

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

Class, 1,
2, 3, 4

1:30-2:00

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

2:00-3:00

ELA

Class
2

Class 3

Class 4

Class 1
ELL

Grade C Scheduling Details

Blue: ELL student pull out time
*Each class will have specials from 12:00-1:00pm
The

classes will alternate which special they go to

each day (Art, Music, Library, Gym)

Grade D
TIME:

Social
Studies

Math

Science

Recess

Lunch

8:30-9:30

Special
s

ELA

Art,
Music,
Gym,
Library

9:30-10:40

Class 1

Class
4

Class 3

Class 2
ELL

10:40-11:50

Class 4

Class
3

Class 2

Class 1
ELL

12:00-12:30

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

12:30-1:00

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

1:00-2:00

Class 3

Class 1 Class 4

Class 3
ELL

2:00-3:00

Class 2

Class
2

Class 4
ELL

Class 1

Grade D Scheduling Details

Pink: ELL student pull out time
*Each class will have specials from 11:00-12:00pm
The

classes will alternate which special they go to

each day (Art, Music, Library, Gym)

Grade E

TIME:

Social
ELA
Studies

Math

8:30-9:50

Class 1

Class 3

Class 2
ELL

9:50-10:50

Specials

Recess

Lunch

Science

Class 4
Art,
Music,
Gym,
Library

11:00-11:30

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

11:30-12:00

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

Class 1,
2, 3, 4

12:00-1:00

Class 2

Class 1
ELL

Class 4

Class 3

1:00-2:00

Class 3

Class 4
ELL

Class 1

Class 2

2:00-3:00

Class 4

Class 3
ELL

Class 2

Class 1

Grade E Scheduling Details

Orange: ELL student pull out time
*Each class will have specials from 9:50-10:50pm
The

classes will alternate which special they go to

each day (Art, Music, Library, Gym)

ELL School Funding

For ELL teachers:
80%

of funding goes toward ELL teacher

pay
5% goes to ELL teacher translators at
$50/hr. at parent-teacher conferences
15% of funding goes to the after school
tutoring program

Responsibilities
Pull out students for English Language Assistance
Each

day is a subject day where vocabulary is

taught to the students
Example: Monday: ELA, Tuesday: SS
Teacher interaction
ELL teacher creates a monthly student goals
checklist
Primary classroom teacher receives final checklist
at the end of each month to indicate which goals
have been achieved

ELL Student Classroom Assignment

Each classroom has 5 ELL

students
Each grade has 20 ELL students
in it

Parental Involvement
Parents are brought in quarterly for conferences on

students progress
If parents cannot attend, a conference call can be
made for progress report
Folders for take-home give parents the opportunity
to view and sign their childs work
Translators will be hired for conferences where
parents do not speak English

After-school Program
The school will provide an after school

program that students can attend for

tutoring
Parents are encouraged to be there and can
be taught words or given pointers about the
English language

Instructional Strategies
A hybrid approach to instruction where both English and bilingual

educational approaches are used

Scaffolding understanding
Graphic organizers, visual aids, and peer help
Gives the opportunity and the necessary support to meet rigorous
academic standards
Purposeful grouping
Gives students opportunity for extended interaction
Peers who speak English can provide models on how to use English
word structure

Background knowledge

Provides students will education that taps into their schema, bridges
old knowledge and new knowledge to increase understanding

References
http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/fis/scaffold/page1.htm
http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED514335
https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/10/25/st

rategies-for-ell-instruction
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