The graduate analyzes how EL processes adhere to federal and state laws to enable students who are learning English to receive appropriate instruction, accommodations, and services to succeed academically.
School principals are responsible for allocating curriculum and human resources to implement an instructional program for English learners (EL). This EL program should increase students’ academic and English language abilities. The program should also be in compliance with case law and federal law. In this task, you will assume the responsibilities of a high school principal to provide a proposal to the governing board of your school. You will propose a new program to serve the EL students described in a scenario.
You are the high school principal at West Oak Cove School. You are required to propose a new program to serve the EL students and present this proposal to the governing board of your school. The total population for grades 9–12 is 1,256 students. The following is a breakdown of the languages spoken by the EL students at your school:
Language Percentage of EL Student Population
| Spanish | 25% |
| Portuguese | 15% |
| Arabic | 12% |
| Mandarin | 8% |
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of a submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
A. Write a proposal for a new EL program to the governing board of West Oak Cove School by doing the following:
1. Justify the need for an EL program based on relevant case law or federal legislation and the demographic information from the scenario.
2. Describe the newly proposed EL program, supported by relevant case law or federal legislation and the demographic information from the scenario. Address each of the following in your description:
• student eligibility
• classroom instructional accommodations
• program instructional services
3. Explain the steps, supported by relevant case law or federal legislation, needed to implement the new EL program. Address each of the following in your explanation of the steps:
• human resourcing needs
• professional development
• materials and resources
• funding source
B. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased or summarized.
C. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.