English Language Learners: Level 3

• Students will complete the WIDA Screener Test during the admissions process as a benchmark.
• Near the end of each academic year, the WIDA MODEL will be administered. In instances where students have made significant progress, the WIDA MODEL assessment will be given in November.

• Students will receive a narrative comment on the report card from the ELL Teacher (no standards grades). The narrative will be focused on how students are progressing towards their goals on the ELL Plan. The ELL Plan will be focused on students' English language development (reading, writing, speaking, and listening).

The ratio will vary depending on how many students are enrolled in the program. Please contact Admissions to understand the current student-teacher ratio for ELL Level 3. 

• Yes, they will. They will be involved with their homeroom peer group.
• Students will participate in daily activities such as lunch and recess and weekly activities such as Chapel with their homeroom class.

• No. Students are eligible to move from ELL Level 3 to ELL Level 2 at the end of a semester, based on WIDA testing results.
• It typically takes students from 6 months to 1.5 years to transition out of ELL level 3 into ELL level 2 and join the general homeroom classroom with their peers.

• Students in ELL Level 3 will take the MAP Growth Test in Reading and Math at the end of each calendar year (April / early May).