ELL Monthly Update
Vol. 2 February 2017
ELL Monitoring Round 2
Knox County Schools just completed the second round of monitoring for transitional and waiver ELL students in all elementary, middle and high schools. The window for monitoring was January 17-31. In addition to being a state compliance issue, monitoring ensures that ELL students are getting the support they need to have academic success. Congratulations to the following schools for having 100% compliance. If you do not see your school mentioned here, please be watching your email for a listing of your school's completion percentage.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING 100% SCHOOLS!!!!!
Adrian Burnett Elementary
Ball Camp Elementary
Beaumont Elementary
Carter Elementary
Christenberry Elementary
Copper Ridge Elementary
Corryton Elementary
Dogwood Elementary
Farragut Primary
Farragut Middle
Fountain City Elementary
Green Magnet
Inskip Elementary
Karns Elementary
Karns Middle
Norwood Elementary
Pond Gap Elementary
Rocky Hill Elementary
Sarah Moore Greene
Sequoyah Elementary
South Knox Elementary
West Hills Elementary
West View Elementary
New Migrant Form
The state has issued a new Migrant Occupational Survey form. Please DISCARD the old form and place the new form in the enrollment packets. If a form is returned with a yes answer to any of the 3 questions, please forward the form to Sharon Cate. This is a time sensitive issue. We have 10 days to submit the form to the state once it has been returned. Thank you for your help in submitting this information. Click here for the new form in English. The Spanish version is available by clicking here.
Event Information
Supporting Students Who Have Suffered Trauma
Heather Lewis Quagliana, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Psychology Behavioral and Social Sciences at Lee university. She has agreed to provide a training session on supporting students who have suffered trauma. This is a repeat session from December as many people expressed an interest in attending, but couldn't due to the busy time of year. Please share this information with your staff and encourage them to register in Randa Tower.
When?
Thursday, Feb 23, 2017, 04:30 PM
Where?
Central High School in the Media Center
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RSVPs are enabled for this event.
ACCESS 2.0 Testing for ELL Students
The window for ACCESS 2.0 Testing for ELL students opens March 6th and closes April 21st. All ELL teachers are required to complete their WIDA Certification for proctoring the ACCESS 2.0 by February 6. ELL students must have access to a computer or Chromebook and headphones w/microphone to take the test. Training for test coordinators is scheduled at Lincoln Park in the Kelly Room on March 1 or March 2.