ESOL Newsletter February 2011 Volume 3 Issue 4 On January 11, 2011 in commemoration of the one‐year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, South Plantation High School participated in a special videoconference program with their Haitian peers through a special project entitled “Students Rebuild.” Students from 8 countries and 21 states raised $120,000 to rebuild Haiti schools. From walk‐a‐thons to rock concerts, from rural Kansas to New York City, thousands of people are fundraising to build stronger, safer, permanent schools as part of “Students Rebuild.” Visit www.studentsrebuild.org to learn more or to join the challenge. Ms. Joseph’s Developmental Language Arts class at Blanche Ely High School collected toys for children in Haiti. Highlights on Haiti Monthly Quote We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. ~Winston Churchill Administrative Staff Sayra Velez Hughes Executive Director Vicky Brioso Saldala Director Leyda Sotolongo Title III Coordinator Celina Chavez Jenna Moniz Educational Specialists Linda Medvin Multicultural Curriculum Specialist Yvette Fernandez Bilingual Parent Outreach Specialist
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ESOL News l e t t e r Feb rua r y 20 1 1
Volume 3 Issue 4
On January 11, 2011 in commemoration of theone‐year anniversary of the devastatingearthquake in Haiti, South Plantation HighSchoolparticipatedinaspecialvideoconferenceprogram with their Haitian peers through aspecialprojectentitled“StudentsRebuild.”Students from 8 countries and 21 states raised$120,000torebuildHaitischools.
Fromwalk‐a‐thons to rock concerts, from ruralKansas to New York City, thousands of peopleare fundraising to build stronger, safer,permanentschoolsaspartof“StudentsRebuild.”
Visitwww.studentsrebuild.org to learnmoreortojointhechallenge.
Ms. Joseph’s Developmental LanguageArts class atBlancheElyHighSchoolcollectedtoysforchildreninHaiti.
Registration information will be sent to ESOLContacts.Formore information,pleasecontact IvoneDortaorYvetteFernandezat754‐321‐2951.
ADMINISTRATIONOFTHECELLATEST
The administration of the 2011 Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment (CELLA) is scheduled fromMarch7–April8,2011,withgroupadministrationfromMarch21–March25,2011.TheMulticultural,ESOLandProgramServicesDepartment,incollaborationwiththeStudentAssessmentDepartment,will be offering workshops for new CELLA Coordinators. ELLUMINATE sessions have been scheduled to provideupdates.Anemailwiththeloginlinkwillbesenttotheschools’CELLACoordinatoroneweekpriortothesessions.ThenameoftheCELLACoordinatoratyourschoolmustbesenttoSallyDiazviaemailatsally.diaz@browardschools.com.Whowillparticipateinthespringadministration? • Allstudentsenrolledinthedistrict(gradesK‐12)andclassifiedELL,withacodeof“LY”,atthetimeoftesting. • Allstudentscoded“LF”onorafterSeptember1,2010.Duetothelimiteddistrictstaff,schoolswith230ormoreELLswillbeprovidedlimitedassistancewiththeone‐on‐oneadministration.Schoolswithlessthan230ELLsmaycontacttheirAreaOfficestorequestassistanceifneeded.
GroupAdministration(Listening,Reading&Writing)
IndividualAdministration(SpeakingandKindergarten)
School AllELLs Upto230ELLsDistrict N/A AnyELLsover230count
