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English Learners
Milford's English Learner Program serves multilingual students at every school in the district. There are 23 languages spoken by our current EL students with almost 30 countries represented by our students and families.
The English Learner Teachers work with students to develop their academic English skills, achieve grade level standards and ultimately to attain proficiency in the English Language. Support is provided through small group instruction, pushing into classrooms to support language development, sheltered classes in the secondary schools, consultation with teachers and monitoring for proficient students.
Our goal is for all students to attain the academic language proficiency needed to fully participate in mainstream classes. Our services are based on inclusion and active participation to support each student's journey.
English Learner Staff
Kim Knight, English Learner Teacher
513-722-3588
Boyd E Smith
McCormick
Mayita Sullivan, English Learner Teacher
513-831-2990
Charles L. Seipelt
Pattison
Milford HS
Heather Yeullig, English Learner Teacher
513-831-1900
Milford Junior High
Meadowview
Mulberry
Paul Daniels, Chief Academic Officer
513-965-6150
English Learner Program Requirements
The State of Ohio requires public schools to identify and serve students who are English Learners (EL) and to provide instruction that is designed to help them learn English as well as academic content. Milford Schools complies with this requirement and strives to meet identified English Learners language and academic needs through an individualized English Language Plan (ELP).
Who qualifies for English Language Development service?
Students who do not demonstrate the necessary language skills as measured by the Ohio English Language Proficiency Screener who:
Is between the ages of 3 and 21;
Is enrolled in an elementary or secondary school;
Has a language other than English as the native/home language, whether born in the United States or another country; and has such difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding English that the student may be unable to perform well enough in class or on state tests to meet state expected standards for achievement” (Ohio Department of Education).
How are students identified as Limited English Proficient (LEP)?
In accordance with Every Student Succeeds Act, any student enrolled in Milford Schools must fill out a Home Language Usage Survey as part of the enrollment process. If another language other than English is indicated on the survey, we are required by law to assess the student's English language proficiency within 30 days of enrollment. The student’s proficiency level determines if he or she qualifies for service.
How do students show growth in acquiring academic English?
One way that the State monitors the acquisition of English is through use of Ohio's English Language Proficiency Assessment (OELPA). The OELPA measures student progress in the areas of: Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing. This interactive, computer-based assessment is administered annually in the spring of each year to all students identified as English Learners.
Students who take the OELPA receive one of three overall performance levels: Proficient, Emerging and Progressing. Ohio's current administration and scoring guidelines for the OELPA require that the English Language Learner exit the EL program when an overall level of Proficient has been attained.
Source: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Languages Represented in Milford's EL Program
Akan
Arabic
Chinese
French
German
Greek
Gujarati
Hebrew
Hindi
Khmer
Lithuanian
Punjabi
Russian
Spanish
Shona
Ukrainian
Urdu
Vietnamese
Visayan