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I am one member of a five person board. The opinions I express on this forum are mine only, and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Escambia County Staff, Administrators, Employees, or anyone else associated with Escambia County Florida. I am interested in establishing this blog as a means of additional transparency to the public, outreach to the community, and information dissemination to all who choose to look. Feedback is welcome, but because public participation is equally encouraged, appropriate language and decorum is mandatory. Although this is not my campaign site for re-election--sometimes campaign related information will be discussed, therefore in an abundance of caution I add the following :
Political Advertisement Paid for and Approved by Jeff Bergosh, Republican, for Escambia County Commissioner District 1
Florida's English Language Learners to Get 2 Years before Testing Sanctions Count against Districts.....
.....And this will help schools that have high numbers of English Language Learners transition these students and give them a better language foundation--- before the scores of these students count against the districts. From Education Week:
"The U.S. Department of Education has granted Florida flexibility in how it assesses English-language learners, bringing an end to a months-long dispute between the federal agency and state officials that had included a threat from Gov. Rick Scott to file a lawsuit.
Federal officials last month agreed to Florida’s request to give its ELL students two years in a U.S. school before factoring their scores on annual English/language arts and mathematics tests into school grades. Florida had sought the two-year testing timeline as part of its waiver from some requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act."
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Political Advertisement Paid For and Approved by Jeff Bergosh, Republican for Escambia Commission D1
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The ELL students populating our classrooms (Georgia) are very diverse in nature. They come from differing cultures, different learning styles, and not to mention different languages. They arrive at school with various levels of emotional and social maturity. Their interest fluctuates significantly both in topic and intensity. Upon entering our school district, these students are held to the same standards as students born and raised speaking English. The standards, I am referring to, are high stakes testing that is done periodically throughout the matriculation of these pupils. All students are required to take these tests. Something needs to be done to improve the student's academic levels before these high stakes test are taken and recorded. Modifying the curriculum until these students can test out would be more feasible. Instruction for them will be more comfortable and engaging, hence, providing a more successfully academic experience.
I commend Florida's approach to English Language Learner's.
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