You down with MLP?

You down with M.L.P.?

Poll

ML

• I know what this means and can teach it to another person.

• I have seen this before, but I'm not sure what it is.

• I have never heard this before.

Multilingual Learner

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ML

Multiple Choice

What percentage of the Greenville County Schools students are MLs?

• 8

• 15

• 20

• 30

Multiple Choice

What percentage of Carolina students are MLs?

• 25

• 53

• 40

• 64

Multiple Choice

What percentage of Greenville County Schools MLs are born in the United States?

• 10

• 18

• 45

• 68

Multiple Choice

How many languages are spoken by ML students in Greenville County Schools?

• 7

• 15

• 42

• 79

Multiple Choice

How are students identified as MLs?

• If they have foreign sounding last names.

• If they or their parents were born outside the U.S.

• If their family indicates that a langauge other than English is spoken at home.

This is indicated on the Enrollment Survey, which is completed only the first time a student enrolls in a South Carolina school.

Multiple Choice

All MLs have ILAPs.

• True

• False

All MLs have an ILAP, but some MLs do not have Instructional and/or Assessment accommodations. Usually, Level 4 (and up) MLs will have very limited or no accommodations.

Multiple Choice

Accommodations are

• Just, like...your opinion, man.

• Like a menu. You can choose a couple for each assignment.

• Not optional and part of a legal document.

Multiple Choice

How can students exit the MLP?

• A teacher decides that the student "understands just fine."

• Have consistently good grades in school.

• Earn a 4.4 on the ACCESS test.

Multiple Choice

What happens to MLs who exit?

• They ride off into the sunset, speaking perfect English and needing no help.

• They are monitored for 4 years.

• They are monitored for one year.

Multiple Choice

What happens when you get an email that looks like this:

• Delete immediately, it could be a phishing email.

• Just let it marinate in your inbox.

• Don't open it or read it, email an ESOL teacher and ask what it is.

• Open it, read it, and follow instructions. In a timely manner.

Those emails are sent by us through the Ellevation platform. They are requests to complete an ILAP form or a Reclassified/Exited Student Monitoring form. Teachers are required to sign these forms for all MLs every semester.

Multiple Choice

How often do you need to sign ILAPs?

• Only in the fall semester.

• Every semester.

• You're supposed to sign what?

Multiple Choice

Who accommodates your class instruction, assignments, and assessments for your ML students?

• The ML teacher or caseload manager.

• The Instructional Coach for your department.

• Me, the classroom teacher.

Multiple Choice

But I'm not sure how.....?

• That's ok, there's only so much time in the day.

• Google it.

• Read the ILAP, then ask an MLP teacher and/or an IC if you need further help.

Poll

I can work towards making myself aware of the ML students in my class, accommodating them appropriately, and communicating with MLP teachers, students, and families.

• YES.

• Absolutely not.

• TLDR