ESL Council

English as a Second Language Council

Purpose of Council
The purpose of the ESL Council is to provide a forum for ESL leaders to share solutions, concerns and insights.

Who should be a member?
Administrators, supervisors and teachers who provide ESL services to students in Montgomery County.

Facilitator(s)
Kendall Glouner, Assistant Director CIPD, kglouner@mciu.org, 610-755-9347

Secretary
Linda Bean, lbean@mciu.org, 610-755-9312

2007-2008 Council Meeting Information

May 7, 2008 - 9:30 - 12:00 - B3/B4

2008-2009 Council Meeting Information

Council Meeting Date

Time

Location

Agenda

Handouts

Links/Supporting Documents

Sept. 16, 2008 9:30 - 12:00 B3/B4

Dec. 16, 2008 9:30 - 12:00 B3/B4

March 12, 2009 9:30 - 12:00 C3

May 12, 2009 9:30 - 12:00 B3/B4

PDE Links
Pennsylvania Department of Education ESL Resources

PaELL - This website contains a ESL resources for educators, parents and students. Sample curricula, and lesson plans may be downloaded.

Pennsylvania Department of Education BEC - This is the current Basic Education Circular (BEC) pertaining to providing education programs to students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP).

Translation Guides for PSSA GROW Network Reports

Translation Services

Babelfish.com - http://www.babelfish.com Services: Website for translating English into other languages as well as translating other languages into English.

Language Line Services
Language Line Services offers over-the-phone interpretation from English into as many as 150 languages .The service can be used for phone contact with parents; also it can be used for phone or in person conferences with the English language learner or parent.

Montgomery County Literacy Network
Telephone: 877-225-4484
Services: Provides services for ABE, GED, and ESL at various locations in Eastern, Western, and Central Montgomery County and the Main Line. (Brochures containing information on locations, phone numbers, and services provided are available from the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit Office of Curriculum and Instruction.)

Translated School Documents
Lincoln Intermediate Unit (12) - This link will take you to a variety of downloadable school related documents. Translated documents are found in Bosnian, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish

Free and Reduced Price Application Materials - This site is part of the U.S. Department of Education Food and Nutrition Service site and has applications in 19 different languages.

PaTTAN - The Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network has translated Chapter 14 forms into a number of languages. Click on the hyperlink, then in the left navigation bar, click on "IDEA." On the next screen click on "Chapter 14 Information" and scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Links to Other ESL Resources

ESCORT: You may find the following site helpful as an ESL resource. It will provide free ESL program kits from the State University of New York. You can download the entire kits for free from the web at www.escort.org . You can also download specific chapters rather than the entire kits.

NABE - National Association for Bilingual Education
Bilingual Education http://www.nabe.org/

TESOL - This is the official website for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.