| The mission of the ESOL Program is to ensure that all English Language Learners in New Hampshire are given an equitable, appropriate, and academically challenging education. More than 4000 English Language Learners (ELLs) attend public and private New Hampshire schools and speak 120 languages. They come to this state as immigrants with their families or as adoptees joining a new family. Among the immigrants are many refugees who have been resettled in New Hampshire communities. The New Hampshire Department of Education ESOL Program assists schools in providing the best possible education for these children.
Staff Members:
Sue Stepick, Education Consultant, ESOL, Integrated Programs
tel: (603) 271-2034;
email: sue.stepick@ed.state.nh.us
Angela Newhall, Program Assistant, tel: (603) 271-6692
email: Angela.Newhall@ed.state.nh.us
Laura
Douillette, Accountant, tel: 271-2752
email: ldouillette@ed.state.nh.us
Title III – Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient (LEP) and Immigrant Students
The ESOL Program is funded through the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) at the US Department of Education (www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela and www.ncela.gwu.edu) under the legislative authority of Title III, No Child Left Behind. With Title III funds, the ESOL Program provides technical assistance and training to teachers, administrators, and other stakeholders; collects data about LEP students; awards Title III grants; and publishes and purchases educational materials that enable teachers, parents, and administrators to help English Language Learners succeed academically and socially. Title III funds also are used to help eligible districts which have experienced a significant increase in enrollment of new immigrant children.
School districts can apply for Title III funds via the Consolidated Application process. (links to Title III page and Con App) For specific information about the Title III application or Title III funds for Immigrant Children and Youth, please contact
Sue Stepick, Education Consultant , ESOL, Integrated Programs
tel: (603) 271-2034;
email: sue.stepick@ed.state.nh.us
Assessment of English Language Proficiency
The ACCESS for ELLs ® test is administered annually to assess the proficiency level of all LEP students in the domains of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. For more information about the ACCESS test and the related W-APT English language proficiency screening tool, click on this link: ACCESS for ELLs. For specific questions related to assessment of English language learners in New Hampshire, please contact Susan Morgan at smorgan@ed.state.nh.us or (603) 271-3719.
New Hampshire English Language Proficiency Standards
New Hampshire is a member of the WIDA Consortium. In 2004, the New Hampshire State Board of Education adopted the WIDA English language proficiency standards. The WIDA standards provide educators of ELLs with a curriculum and assessment planning tool for content area objectives.
Resources
List of Most Common Languages spoken in New Hampshire
New Hampshire ESOL Listserv
For news from the Title III office, information about upcoming conferences, courses, and other state and regional events, join the listserv! School districts can also use the listserv to post an electronic ad for an ESOL teacher. To join, please contact the listserv facilitator, Dr. Suzanne Irujo, at sirujo@bu.edu.
Library Collection of ESOL Educational Materials
Available at the library of the University of New Hampshire – Manchester (UNH-M), 400 Commercial Street, Manchester, NH. ESOL teachers and tutors who are not UNH alumni need to obtain an official letter from their school administrator in order to check out materials from the collection. If you are not a UNH alumnus/a or an ESOL teacher, please contact Angela Newhall at (603) 271-6692 or Angela.Newhall@ed.state.nh.us for a letter qualifying you for a special access library card. If you would like to check out ESOL materials from a distance, please contact Annie Donohue, UNH Librarian, at (603) 641-4123 for details.
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Directions to UNH-Manchester
From the south, take 93N
to 293N, exit 5 ( Granite
St. ), take a right
at bottom of ramp, go over the bridge, and take the
first left onto Commercial
Street . From the
north, take 93S to 293S, exit 6 (sign says "Amoskeag
Bridge"). Go over the bridge, exit right onto Canal
Street , take first
right onto Commercial
Street . 400 Commercial
is an old brick mill building and is on the left coming
from the south and on the right coming from the north.
The library is in the basement.
Standards for New Hampshire ESOL Teacher Certification
For more information, please contact the Bureau of Credentialing or lmiller@ed.state.nh.us.
ESOL Network Meetings
South Central ESOL Network will be meeting the second Tuesday of each month at the New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) in Concord this year. Meeting will be held in Beverly Grappone Hall, Room 217 from 4:00pm to 5:45 pm. Directions and map at:http://www.nhti.edu/directions.html
Dates of Meetings:
Sept. 8, 2009 Jan. 12, 2010 May 11, 2010
Oct. 13, 2009 Feb. 9, 2010 June 8, 2010
Nov. 10, 2009 Mar. 9, 2010
Dec. 12, 2009 April 13, 2010
Upper Valley TESOL Network Meetings
The Upper Valley TESOL Network meets the first Wednesday of every month
at about 3:00 at Seminary Hill School at 20 Seminary Hill in West
Lebanon, New Hampshire. Meetings are held in the white annex in front
of the school. Take the long ramp across from the front door of the
school. For more information, contact Charlotte Johnson at
Charlotte.Johnson@valley.net .
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