English Learners
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
English Language Learners represent a variety of languages, cultural backgrounds and proficiency levels of the English language in Wayne Local Schools. Teachers work to learn about each student’s background, needs and strengths to gain a better understanding of strategies and resources that will help their students learn the English language and excel in all subject areas.
English Language Learners (ELL)
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce defines a student who is an English language learner as one who has a primary or home language other than English and needs special language assistance to effectively participate in school. Ohio’s public school districts are required to identify and serve students who are English language learners.
Identification of English Language Learners
Wayne Local School District registration process includes Ohio’s Language Usage Survey. After identifying potential English language learners with the Language Usage Survey, the district ESOL tutor assesses these students’ English language proficiency using the Ohio English Language Proficiency Screener (OELPS). This screener assesses students’ proficiency in four domains: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. For students transferring from other school districts, prior identification documentation can be used to determine eligibility for services.
English Learner Plan (ELP)
Using guidelines from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, each student is provided with an individual plan for success, called an English Learner Plan. This plan includes identification information, allowable accommodations and modifications, and language goals based on the Ohio English Language Proficiency Standards. Each student’s plan is updated annually.
Annual Assessment
Each spring, English language learners take the Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (OELPA). Students receive a numeric performance level for each of the four test domains: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The performance levels on each of the four domains are used to determine an overall performance level. There are three overall performance levels established: Proficient, Progressing, and Emerging.
Exiting Services
Students exit from receiving services when their scores on the OELPA indicate they have achieved the needed level of English proficiency to advance in classroom academics without additional language support.
Contact Information
Tracy Reeves, ESOL Tutor
email: treeves@waynelocal.net
Kevin Wright, Director of Student Services
email: kwright@waynelocal.net
Phone: (513) 897-6971
