English Language Learning. All new appointees to ELL positions shall have training or be working on K-12 relevant university education course work in linguistics and ELL methodology or have an equivalent combination of training and experience.
English Language Learning. Each of the five committees will be co-chaired by a Superintendent designee and an FREA designee. Each of these committees shall be made up of at least as many FREA members as administrators, as determined by the respective co-chairs. Additional committee members may be added at the team’s discretion which may include a parent and/or student representative. All committee members will earn a $100 stipend for their participation (cost to be equally shared by FREA and School Committee), and there will be no more than ten (10) members per committee. Each year, each committee will develop guiding documents to structure and direct the committee’s work. Each committee shall annually make recommendations to the Superintendent and FREA President and make a presentation to the School Committee.
English Language Learning. No more than one class section shall exceed twenty-two (22) students in excess of ten (10) school days after September 20th. No English Language Learning class section shall exceed twenty-four (24) students.
English Language Learning. English Language Learning (ELL) staff will be 36 determined by a student ratio of eighteen (18) to one (1).
37 I. Counselors: All counselors shall have full time counseling responsibilities. 38 Pursuant to the rules established by the State Board of Education, all school 39 counselors employed by the Highline Public Schools shall hold a valid Educational 40 Staff Associate (ESA) Counseling Certificate. In accordance with RCW 41 28A.410.043, the purpose and role of the school counselor is to plan, organize, 42 and deliver a comprehensive school guidance and counseling programs that 43 personalizes education and supports, promotes, and enhances the academic, 44 personal, social, and career development of all students, based on the national 1 standards for school counseling programs of the American School Counselor 2 Association (ASCA).
3 1. There shall be at least one (1) elementary counselor for each four hundred 4 (400) elementary students with counselor FTE rounded up to the nearest .5 5 FTE; provided any standard elementary school shall have at least a 1.0 FTE 6 counselor; and provided further, a .5 FTE counselor may be added for choice 7 schools impacted by enrollment caps. Elementary counselors will not be 8 assigned to more than two (2) buildings.
9 2. There shall be at least one (1) secondary counselor for each two hundred 10 seventy-five (275) students with counselor FTE rounded up to the nearest 1.0 11 FTE. However, a school with less than 100 students will have at least a .5 FTE
13 3. The student numbers above are based on student headcount including 14 Running Start students at high schools.
