1. ESOL Parent Night 2015

2. ESOL Staff Members ESOL Teacher: Kelly Lamb klamb@forsyth.k12.ga.us ESOL Counselor: Mia Kimmkim@forsyth.k12.ga.us ESOL Administrator: Pam Bibikpbibik@forsyth.k12.ga.us

3. How Did My Child Qualify for ESOL? All students entering Forsyth County Schools complete a registration packet at the Central Registration Office that includes a Home Language Survey. If the parent’s responses to any of the three Home Language Survey questions is “other than English”, the child must be screened for ESOL services with the WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test (W-APT) Students are retested using the ACCESS test each Spring to determine continuing placement.

4. Parent Communication Parents receive a notification packet listing how their student qualified and how they will be served Parents may deny ESOL program services on an annual basis Parents receive ESOL Progress Reports with report cards Lambert will host a minimum of 2 ESOL parent events this school year We can provide interpreters for conferences by request. Email Kelly Lamb.

5. ESOL Courses Offered We offer sheltered, scheduled classes, and push-in support courses for ESOL students. ESOL II ESOL IV Sheltered 10 th Grade Lit/Comp Sheltered Advanced Comp Sheltered World History Geometry with Push-In Support Environmental Science with Push-In Support Study Skills

6. Counseling Services Mia Kim is the ESOL Counselor. She can help with: Academic Advisement- course selection, graduation planning Personal Issues- personal student and family issues Post Secondary planning- college, scholarship, and workforce options

7. Graduation Requirements Language Arts – 4 (Including 9 th Lit/Comp and American Lit Comp) Math - 4 Science – 4 (Including a Physical Science and Biology) Social Studies – 3 (World, American, ½ Economics, and ½ Government) Health/Personal Fitness CTAE, Fine Arts or World Language 3 units required from CTAE and/or Fine Arts and/or World Language. Students planning on attending a four year university must complete two units of world language. Electives State Requirements – Four Additional Electives Students have the opportunity to earn an additional four electives on the seven period day. This option should be connected with the student’s choice of a Career Pathway.

8. Testing ACCESS Testing All ESOL students are tested in the domains of listening, speaking reading, and writing in: Social and Instructional Language The Language of Language Arts The Language of Math The Language of Science The Language of Social Studies

9. Testing Students take End of Course Tests that count 20% of their grade in the following courses: 9 th Grade Lit/Comp American Lit/Comp Physical Science Biology US History Economics Algebra I Geometry ESOL students are eligible for accommodations such as extended time, small group testing, and word-to-word bilingual dictionaries during testing.

10. Important Websites Forsyth County Schools www.forsyth.k12.ga.us Lambert High School www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/lhs Itslearning https://forsyth.itslearning.com/ Parent Portal https://campus.forsyth.k12.ga.us/campus/portal/ forsyth.jsp?1323Nav=|5270|&NodeID=5271

11. Lambert Bell Schedule