Overview of the
EL Master Plan
A focus on students
Module:
Overview EL Master Plan
Level:
All Levels
Content:
EL Master Plan
Approximate
Time Frame:
1 hr.
Copyright:
2012
Module Summary
The “Big Ideas”
The EL Master Plan was revised due to a voluntary agreement
between LAUSD and the Department of Education’s Office for
Civil Rights.
The purpose and the structure of the Master Plan as well as the
roles and responsibilities that everyone will have in the
implementation.
Participants’
Learning/Performance
Objectives
By the end of this training module, participants should be able to:
 Become familiar with the new EL Master Plan: its purpose
and its structure.
 Recognize their role in the implementation of the Master Plan.
Presenter’s Activities
to Support this
Learning
During this training, the presenter will engage participants in
 Turn and Talk
 Group Discussion
 Scavenger Hunt
Tools and Materials
Handouts
 Powerpoint slides
 Scavenger Hunt
 Chart paper
 Master Plan
Facilitator’s Guide EL Master Plan Module 1
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Presentation Points
Supporting Materials
Opening
(2 minutes)
TIMES ARE
APPROXIMATES
 Display title Slide and go over
the objectives set out for the
learners
 Display and review Slide # 2
and emphasize that it is a civil
right to ensure that English
learners are academically
successful.
Learner Objectives
To become familiar with the new EL Master Plan
its purpose and its structure
To recognize your role in the implementation of
the Master Plan
Office for Civil Rights
•
On October 2011 LAUSD signed a voluntary
agreement with the US Department of Education ‘s
Office for Civil Rights (OCR.
• The agreement called upon the District to develop a
Master Plan for English Learners by September 2012.
The plan is to include goals for the District’s program
for EL students, a program implementation and
accountability structure to deliver English Language
instruction and services to all EL students, including
special education, and EL secondary students who
have completed English language development
instruction
Professional
Development Overview

Display and review Slide #3

Explain that this is the overview
of the Professional
Development cycle that will be
implemented at each school
site and that will be monitored
by the Office for Civil Rights.
(2 minutes)

Explain that one of the
requirements with OCR was
that by November 30th, all staff
will receive initial training on the
new Master Plan.

Explain that today they are
being trained on the first
module, which is an overview
of the Master Plan.
Facilitator’s Guide EL Master Plan Module 1
Professional Development Overview
• 4 one hour modules
 3 modules during banked time
- Overview Module
- Instructional Program Options and Services for
English Learners
- Instructional Services for Standards English Learners
and Master Plan Accountability
Online module on Compliance and Family Engagement
▪ The above 4 modules are to be delivered by Novermber 30,
2012
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Topic
Essential Questions
(1 minute)
Presentation Points
 Display Slide #4 and review the
essential questions.
Supporting Materials
Handout: assessment
Essential questions to frame our thinking
• Why do we need a Master Plan?
• What is the purpose of the EL Master
Plan?
• How will the Master Plan guide us to
accelerate student achievement for
English Learners and Standard English
Learners?
Turn and Talk
(5 minutes)
 Display Slide #5 and ask
participants to engage in a turn
and talk.
 Ask a few participants to share
out and draw out the essential
points.
Groups Task: Data
Review
(20 minutes)
 Tell participants that you will
now transition to show where
we are as a district with the
education of our English
Learners.
 Display and read slide #6
 Allow participants to review
slides 8-15 in their table groups
and discuss the question on the
slide.
 Ask a few participants to share
out and draw out the essential
points.
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Presentation Points
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Purpose of Master Plan
 Display and review slide #17
(3 minutes)
 Explain that the purpose of the
Master Plan is to provide a
framework for our work. It is
not the bible or intended to be a
compliance guide or to answer
all the questions about
educating all ELs and SELs.
Supporting Materials
 The intent of the document is to
provide a foundation in which
the expertise of the field can
build upon to ensure academic
success for EL and SELS.
Development of the
Master Plan
 Display and review Slide #18
(3 minutes)
 Emphasize that this was a
collaborative nature with all
stakeholders. Note: that the
majority were teachers.
What’s new and
different?

Slides #19-20

Throughout the 4 modules we
will go through details of each
chapter.

This slide describes the
structure of the plan in terms of
having 7 chapters. In addition,
there are appendices and
resources with teaching
strategies.

This slide provides a quick
overview of what’s new and
different from the previous
master plan. Briefly go over
the changes for each chapter
as described on the slide.

Inform participants that the
(7 minutes)
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previous plan served as the
foundation that the committee
used to create this new one.
As they become familiar they
will notice a lot of similarities.
These slides just highlight the
revisions to be mindful of as we
move forward.
Guiding Principles

Display Slide #21.
(8 minutes)

While these principles speak to
ELs, we will be talking about
Standard English learners in
chapter 4 but for now I would
like to turn your attention to
some of the guiding principles
we used with regards to
English learners.

These principles speak to the
need to ensure that
expectations for learning are
that students develop both
receptive and productive
proficiency in listening,
speaking, reading and writing,
and that they are held to the
same high expectations of all
students. They also speak to
the fact that instruction builds
on both cognitive and language
proficiency while being taught
academic content.
English learners are to be
evaluated using appropriate
and valid assessments that
take into account the language
development stages and
cultural backgrounds.
Last but not least the academic
success of English learners is a
responsibility shared by all
educators the family and the
community.
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Scavenger Hunt
Presentation Points

Ask participants to engage in
scavenger hunt in their table
groups by looking for the
answers to the questions on
Slide #23.

If time permit, ask volunteers to
share out salient points.

Tell participants that you want
to end with a quote from John
Deasy from the Master Plan
and show Slide #24
(10 minutes)
Closing
(1)
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Handout: Scavenger Hunt
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