English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Program
The goal of the ESOL Program is to ensure that all students, entering Broward County Public Schools with varying levels of limited English proficiency, receive comparable and comprehensible instruction. This instruction helps these students to develop communicative and academic skills necessary for meeting national, state, and district educational standards.
All schools with students classified as English Language Learners (ELL) must provide an appropriate ESOL program to meet the specific students' needs in language learning, academic achievement, and in cultural integration.
Students in the ESOL program are required to meet the same curriculum standards as non-ELLs in English/Language Arts and content area instruction. The content of the curriculum is established by the Sunshine State Standards. ESOL strategies, supplementary materials, and native language assistance are used to ensure that comprehensible instruction is being provided to every ELL
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The ESOL Leadership Council is a district wide forum forEnglishLanguage Learners (ELL) parents and interested community members toassist the District in identifying the educational needs and prioritiesofELL students. Any persons interested may attend these meetings thatalso highlight the programs and services for ESOL students. The ESOLLeadership Council meets monthly during the school year at
For more information, please contact the Parent Outreach Office at (754) 321-2951.
Meetings
September 29, 2010 at 6:30pm
October 20, 2010 at 6:30pm
November 17, 2010 at 6:30pm
January 19, 2011 at 6:30 pm
February 26, 2011 - Parent Institute from 7:45 to 2:30 pm
March 23, 2011 at 6:30 pm
April 20, 2011 at 6:30 pm
May 18, 2011 at 6:30 pm
