English as a Second Language (ESL) Program Goals and Objectives
(Buncombe County Schools LEP Plan)

The ESL Program’s ultimate goal is that each LEP student in our school eventually reaches grade-level English proficiency in all domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, as measured by the IDEA Proficiency Test (IPT) and state academic assessments.

Program Objectives

• To identify all students whose native or home language is one other than English and to assess the English language proficiency of all identified students

• To place students in appropriate educational programs that foster maximum English and content acquisition

• To regularly assess the English proficiency and academic progress of students served by the program and adjust services according to specific needs

• To transition students into content classes as soon as their English proficiency makes success there possible

• To provide ongoing monitoring and support for students who have exited

• To proved classroom support and professional development in appropriate ESL instructional and assessment strategies to make all teachers “ESL teachers”

• To support the curriculum and instruction of the mainstream classroom when appropriate for the developmental stages of students

• To solicit LEP parent involvement in the program and in their children’s educational experiences