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English Language Learner KnowledgeBase for Administrators & Teachers

This KnowledgeBase archive includes content and external links that were accurate and relevant as of September 30, 2019.

The English Language Learner (ELL) KnowledgeBase for Administrators and Teachers is an online resource supporting both the administration, teaching and execution of programs for English learning students. It offers resources related to Office for Civil Rights (OCR) requirements and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).


Task 3: Write Policies and Procedures for Evaluating the English Language Learner Program

Guideline: School districts with English language learner programs must monitor the programs to ensure they effectively meet the students' needs. A school district should have policies and procedures in place to ensure periodic evaluation of the English language learner program to determine its effectiveness for ELL students.

resources

Tools

Capacity for Applying Project Evaluation (CAPE)

As noted at the SERVE Center website, "CAPE is a suite of resources, tools, and professional development activities designed to assist program and project leaders in collecting and analyzing data they can use in making decisions about the implementation of their projects."

Guidelines

 

Evaluation Handbook

This NCELA Evaluation Handbook provides guidelines to develop an evaluation.

Guidelines for Managing the Evaluation Plan

These guidelines from the Evaluation Assistance Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are helpful in creating an evaluation plan for English language learner programs. The document refers to the Joint Committee on Standards for Education Evaluation.

Instructional Services

These sample critical questions may be helpful in evaluating an English language learner program.

Medium of Instruction

These sample critical questions might be asked when evaluating an English language learner program.

Program Evaluation Standards

This link is to program evaluation standards published by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation.

References

Programs for English Language Learners - Analyzing Information

This document from the Office for Civil Rights offering guidance on establishing programs for English language learners addresses analyzing information.

Programs for English Language Learners - Program Implementation

This document from the Office for Civil Rights offers guidance on establishing programs for ELLs and addresses program implementation.

Programs for English Language Learners - Student Performance

This document from the Office for Civil Rights offers guidance on establishing programs for ELLs and addresses student performance.

The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and are intended for general reference purposes only. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education or the Center, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Some resources on this site require Adobe Acrobat Reader. This website archive includes content and external links that were accurate and relevant as of September 30, 2019.