ESCCO EL Support Services Janet Gillig Executive Director of - - PDF document

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ESCCO EL Support Services

Janet Gillig

Executive Director of Student Services Educational Service Center of Central Ohio

WHO WE ARE

The ESC of Central Ohio is an educational solutions agency meeting the needs of today while remaining focused on the future, driven by innovation and choice.

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WHO WE SERVE

We have 28 member school districts in the Central Ohio region, spanning 6 counties: Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Licking, Ross and Union counties.

We lead when necessary, support all stakeholders, and seek to share and leverage resources on behalf of our client school districts and partners.

OUR PURPOSE

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OUR WORK

• We offer special education and related services as

well as a wide variety of support such as EL and Gifted services.

• Our array of professional development enables

school leaders to continuously learn and enhance skill sets.

• Our substitute consortium includes a pool of more

than 3000 substitute teachers.

• We connect and create professional networks.
• Put forth efforts to raise graduation levels and help

students become fruitful in their endeavors after high school.

English Learner Services: Best Practices and Shared Services

Districts Represented:

Columbus City Schools, Whitehall City Schools, Dublin City Schools, Westerville City Schools, Hilliard City Schools, Groveport Madison Local Schools, South- Western City Schools, and the ESC of Central Ohio

Purpose:

To bring identified districts together to discuss current language assistance service delivery and possible shared services for English Learners.

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Districts’ EL Demographics

• Columbus City Schools: Largest population of El students in the

state of Ohio. Over 7,000 EL students. Top 5 languages spoken are: Spanish, Somalia, Arabic, French, and Nepali

• Groveport Madison Local Schools: 24 different languages,

Spanish is main language

• Dublin City Schools: Over 1800 EL students, 54 languages.

Spanish, Arabic, Japanese are top 3 languages

• Hilliard City Schools: Serves 1100 EL students. Spanish, Arabic,

Somali and Refugees represent the majority of their EL students.

• Whitehall City Schools: Serves 600 EL students, small district,

Spanish and Somali are the most spoken

• Westerville City Schools: 1500 EL students, 50 different

languages, Top 3 languages spoken are: Somali, Spanish, Nepali

• South-Western City Schools: 3000-3300 EL students, 74

languages, Top 5 languages spoken are: Spanish, Somali, Arabic, Russian Ukraine and Chin

Districts’ Suggestions for EL Services

• Shared agencies for translation and interpreting services. Build a district

consortium for better pricing for both interpreter and translation services.

• Serve as a depository for educational standardized documents that are

translated in many languages for districts to access.

• Provide EL instructional support for all EL staff working with EL students.

Assist districts in building relationships within their own communities. Provide ongoing Professional Development relating to cultural competency, second language acquisition, alternative assessments and differentiation.

• Provide ethics and confidentiality training to all interpreters and translators.
• Work Collaboratively with Special Education Office regarding key Special

Education Terminology.

• Career Pathways: Create and or support a Career Tech program for

interpreting and translation credential.

• Evaluation of Interpreters and Translators.
• Create a Network in order for small districts to share services with larger

districts.

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ESCCO EL Directory of Services THANK YOU

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