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English as a New Language

English as a New Language (ENL) Department

Dr. Danielle Colby-Rooney, Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services

Ms. Laurie Tosi, Assistant Administrator for Pupil Personnel

(631) 269-3320

MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS APOYOS DE SALUD MENTAL

The Kings Park Central School District is working hard to support student academic and mental health needs.  Below please see a helpful information sheet about supporting your child and managing his/her mental health. 

El Kings Park CSD esta trabajando arduamente para apoyar las necesidades academicas y de salud mental de los estudiantes. A continuacion, consulte una hoja de informacion util sobre como apoyar a su hijo y controlar su salud mental.

PROGRAMA DE APOYO ACADEMICO KPHS ENL

Nos complace informarles que Kings Park High School ofrece un programa de apoyo academico gratuito (tutoria) para nuestros estudiantes ELL de Ingles como nuevo idioma. El programa se llevara a cabo en Kings Park High School a partir del 23 de marzo. Las reuniones tendran lugar todos los jueves, de 2:15 a 3:15 pm.

La participacion de su hijo en el programa es voluntaria. En este momento, estamos pidiendo a los estudiantes que informen a sus maestros de ENL (Sra. Keicher y Sra. Buffa) de su interes en asistir.

Requisitos de los Diplomas del Estado de Nueva York

Para obtener un diploma del estado de Nueva York (NYS), los estudiantes deben cumplir requisitos de creditos y examenes. En New York State Graduation Requirement: Understanding Current New York State Diploma Requirements (Requisitos de graduacion del estado de Nueva York: cuales son los requisitos actuales para recibir un diploma en el estado de Nueva York) se describen estos requisitos. Este recurso explica otras opciones de graduacion para los estudiantes . Estas incluyen opciones pare graduarse con y sin diploma.

Consulte los archivos adjuntos a continuacion para acceder a informacion adicional sobre los requisitos de diploma del estado de Nueva York.

Remote Learning Resources

Resource Collection for ELLs and World Language Students to support educators in providing continuity of learning during COVID-19-related school closures. This collection includes educational resources for students and their parents/guardians that promote genuine learning opportunities, support their new language acquisition in the absence of traditional classroom instruction and support their distance learning of core content areas.

Mission Statement

The Kings Park School District’s English as a New Language (ENL) Department will prepare students for the ever-changing global economy and increase student proficiency in the four modalities of communication by involving parents to participate in their children’s education and by providing an articulated and sequenced program to every child.

ENL Teachers

Frequently Asked Questions

  • ELLs are students who speak a language other than English at home and testing indicates these students have some limitations in their English language abilities.

  • All incoming families to the district are required to complete a Home Language Questionnaire as part of their registration process. If it is indicated that a language other than English is spoken at home, a qualified staff member will conduct an informal interview in English and in the family’s native language to decide if a formal English assessment should be administered. The results of the assessment determine if the student is entitled to receive English as a New Language (ENL) services and will determine the level of English language support. The results will also help teachers plan the best program for the student based on his or her strengths and needs in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English.

  • There is no opting out from ENL once a child is identified and placed in the ENL program. New York State requires that all identified limited English proficient students receive ENL instruction appropriate to their proficiency level. Parents do not have the option to withdraw their child from an ENL program.

  • New York State identifies English Language Learners at five levels of proficiency:

    • Entering (Beginner) -- The student has great dependence on supports and structures to advance his or her academic language skills and has yet to meet the linguistic demands necessary to demonstrate English language proficiency in a variety of academic contexts within this grade level.
    • Emerging (low Intermediate) -- The student has some dependence on supports and structures to advance his or her academic language skills and has yet to meet the linguistic demands necessary to demonstrate English language proficiency in a variety of academic contexts within this grade level.
    • Transitioning (high Intermediate) -- The student shows some independence in advancing his or her academic language skills, but has yet to meet the linguistic demands necessary to demonstrate English proficiency in a variety of academic contexts within this grade level.
    • Expanding (Advanced) -- The student shows great independence in advancing his or her academic language skills and is approaching the linguistic demands necessary to demonstrate English language proficiency in a variety of academic contexts within this grade level.
    • Commanding (Proficient) -- The student has attained a near-native level of proficiency in academic language skills and demonstrates proficiency in a variety of academic contexts within the grade level

  • Students are provided with English language services based on their proficiency levels. A combination of Integrated ENL (Co-teaching) and Stand-Alone ENL programs are utilized depending on a student’s English proficiency.

    • Integrated ENL: Students receive core content area and English language development instruction including home language supports and appropriate ELL scaffolds.
    • Stand-alone ENL: Students receive English language development instruction taught by a NYS certified ESOL teacher in order to acquire the English language needed for success in core content areas.

  • English Language Learners must receive instruction in an ENL program until they reach the "Commanding" level on the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT), regardless of years of service. Once an ENL student has reached the Commanding level in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, they are provided with 2 years of transitional English as a New Language services.

  • After placement in an ENL program, progress in English is measured annually with the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT). This state test is given each spring to all New York State English Language Learners to document their growth in English. The test identifies the proficiency level of students as Entering, Emerging, Transitioning, Expanding, or Commanding. Once an ENL student has reached the commanding level in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, they are provided with 2 years of transitional English as a New Language services.

  • ENL students, and certain former ELLs, who do not have IEPs or 504 Plans may also receive testing accommodations for New York State assessments. Former ELLs are only eligible to receive testing accommodations for an additional two years after achieving the commanding level on the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT). However, ELLs and former ELLs may not receive testing accommodations for the NYSESLAT unless they also have an IEP or a 504 Plan.

  • ELLs and eligible former ELLs (students who passed the NYSESLAT within the past two years) may receive certain ELL testing accommodations on New York State assessments. The only testing accommodations permitted for ELLs and former ELLs who do not have IEPs or 504 Plans are:

    • Extended time
    • Flexible setting: 1:1 or small group
    • Separate location
    • Bilingual glossary: direct word translations, not definitions
    • Test form: use of English and alternate language test forms at the same time
    • Oral translation: only available for NYS tests that do not have alternate language forms
    • Flexible response format: writing responses in the native language, if using alternate language test forms or receiving oral translations
    • Test content read aloud: having the listening section of the NYS English Language Arts and Regents Comprehensive Examination in English read aloud three times.

Part CR-154 Regulations

In the landmark 1974 decision of Lau v. Nichols, the United States Supreme Court established the right of English Language Learner (ELL) students to have “a meaningful opportunity to participate in the educational program.” As such, ELL students must be provided with equal access to all school programs and services offered to non-ELL students, including access to programs required for graduation. The Commissioner’s Regulation Part 154 establishes the standards and sets legal requirements for the education services of ELLs in New York State.

In 2014, the New York State Board of Regents adapted amendments to the Part 154 Regulation to enhance and strengthen programs and services provided for our English Language Learners. These changes affect several aspects of English language program operations including:

  • the identification of ELL students
  • parent notification and information
  • retention of records
  • program placement for ELLs
  • program requirements
  • provision of programs
  • grade span
  • program continuity
  • students with disabilities
  • exit criteria for ELLs
  • academic intervention support
  • services for former ELLs
  • graduation requirements
  • professional development for teachers
  • teacher certification
  • school district planning and reporting requirements

For further information about CR Part 154, please follow one of the following links:

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