Elementary School Multilingual Learners (previously ESOL)

Developing English Language Proficiency and Content Understandings

Elementary ESOL Services are individualized to meet students' English language development needs. ESOL teachers work directly with English Learners (ELs) to advance English language development by building academic language and content understandings in tandem. ELs develop English language proficiency through engaging in reading and writing tasks and academic conversations.

Elementary English learners (ELs) are placed in age-appropriate grade level classes where teachers use strategies and scaffolds to support ELs in accessing the grade level curriculum. ELs actively engage in meaningful learning tasks with their English-speaking peers across disciplines (language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies) throughout the instructional day. ESOL teachers collaborate with and support teachers and teams to make the instructional match for ELs and build academic language and disciplinary literacy. ESOL teachers collaborate with school staff so that explicit opportunities for English language development and language learning is supported throughout the day in multiple contexts.

Middle School English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

The middle school ESOL curriculum is a scaffolded content based curriculum that fully aligns to the essential understandings, knowledge and skills of the grade level Standards of Learning.
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High School English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

The high school ESOL curriculum is a scaffolded content based curriculum that fully aligns to the essential understandings, knowledge and skills of the grade level Standards of Learning.
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Elementary School Academics (K-6)

The K-6 curriculum provides opportunities for all students to be lifelong learners.
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Early Childhood Education

FCPS works hard to provide programs and services that prepare young children and parents who need extra guidance and support to be ready to start kindergarten feeling confident and ready to learn.
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Middle School Multilingual Learners (previously ESOL)

Developing English Language Proficiency and Content Understandings

High School Multilingual Learners (previously ESOL)

Developing English Language Proficiency and Content Understanding for grades 9-12.

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Multilingual Learners (previously ESOL)

FCPS values each individual student and recognizes that students have different strengths and needs. ESOL programs support more than 36,000 FCPS students in their work towards English proficiency.