Policies & Procedures for ELL/ELD

Each School Board must include a section in their Board Improvement Plan dedicated to addressing the needs of ELL

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Yes!

And the Ministry of Education reviews each Board's Plan to ensure it.

Out of the 60 Ontario School Boards, this many DID NOT have a section that addressed the needs of ELLs.

• 5

• 11

• 23

• 49

Who assigns the staff that conducts the Initial Language Assessment of ELLs?

• The Ministry

• The School Board

• The Principal

• It varies from Board to Board

A student's level of proficiency in English, determined after the initial assessment, WILL NOT influence choice of grade placement

• True

• False

Answer explanation

In K-8 Policies & Procedures require placement in the age appropriate group,

9-12 a student must be placed in a grade level classroom for at least part of the day

English Language Learners must have 4 compulsory English credits to graduate high school at either the workplace, college or university streams

• True

• False

Answer explanation

ELLs can have up to 3 ESL or ELD english credits count towards the graduation requirement as long the 4th is at the grade 12 level

How many compulsory courses can principals substitute at the secondary level to ensure graduation requirements are being met?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

ELLs should participate in large scale assessments as part of their ongoing language assessment.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

EQAO assessments "should" be done when the student shows the aquired level of proficiency in english required for success