Tamaiti a'oga e fa'atapula'aina le gagana fa'aPeretania e mana'omia le lagolago ma fa'atonuga fa'atatau. E tu'uina atu e a'oga i tamaiti a'oga ni fa'atonuga fa'aopoopo ma fesoasoani.
misiona
O le Polokalama a le Vaega o Tagata A'oa'o Igilisi (EL) e fa'amautinoaina o tamaiti a'oga e fa'atapula'aina le tomai fa'aPeretania e iai:
- Avanoa i avanoa tau a'oa'oga e ala i le tu'uina atu o 'au'aunaga e fesoasoani i le mauaina o le tomai fa'aPeretania,
- Atiina a'e tulaga maualuga o a'oa'oga i le Igilisi, ma
- Fa'afeiloa'i i mataupu tau a'oa'oga lu'itau ma tulaga fa'ata'atia a tamaiti a'oga e fa'amoemoe e ausia e tamaiti uma. Au'aunaga mo tamaiti a'oga Polokalama EL e aofia ai a'oa'oga fa'apitoa mo le Atina'eina o le Gagana Peretania (ELD), fa'atonuga fa'asao i le a'oa'oga atoa, fa'apea fo'i ma gaoioiga fa'aa'e.
E lagolagoina e le Polokalama EL le misiona a le Matagaluega e tu'uina atu a'oa'oga fa'avae e ala i galuega fa'aopoopo fa'aa'oa'oga ma a'oa'oga. O 'au'aunaga o lo'o tu'uina atu e ala i le Polokalama EL e fa'atino ai mana'oga o le Ulutala VI o le Tulafono o Aia Tatau a Tagata o le 1964 (Suafa VI) ma ana tulafono faatonutonu, ma le Tulafono o Avanoa Tutusa mo A'oa'oga o le 1974.
E fa'atatau i tamaiti a'oga fa'atapula'aina le fa'aPeretania, Ulutala VI ma ana tulafono fa'atonutonu e mana'omia le mafai e tamaiti a'oga ona 'auai ma fa'amanuiaina mai polokalame masani po'o a'oa'oga fa'apitoa. 'Au'aunaga mo tamaiti a'oga o le EL ma Tamaiti ma Autalavou o lo'o fa'atinoina fo'i mana'oga o le Ulutala III o le Tulafono o A'oa'oga Tulagalua ma A'oga Maualuga (Igoa III). Ulutala III e mana'omia e tamaiti a'oga Polokalama EL ia maua le tomai fa'aPeretania ma fa'afetaui tulaga fa'aa'oa'oga lu'itau e tatau ona ausia e tamaiti uma. Mo fa'amatalaga e uiga i aia tatau a matua/tagata tausi faaletulafono o se tamaititi aoga ile polokalame EL, tagai i le matou Pepa Fa'amatalaga o Aia Tatau a Matua/Taua'i Polokalama EL (PDF).
Pepa ma Faiga Fa'avae
O nei pepa ma faiga faʻavae e taʻitaʻia ai le faʻatinoina ma le faʻatonuga o Polokalama EL:
- Tusi Taiala a le Setete o Hawaiʻi EL (Google Doc)
- Hawaiʻi State and Complex EL Contact Information (Google Sheet)
- Matagaluega EL Board Policy (PDF)
- Faiga Fa'avae a le Komiti Fa'atonu o A'oa'oga Fa'atu'ufa'atasi (PDF)
- Tele gagana i le HIDOE
- Hawaii'i Common Core Standards
- WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework
- The adoption of the WIDA ELD Standards by the Department was approved by the Hawaiʻi State Board of Education (BOE) on May 21, 2009. The WIDA ELD Standards help to guide ELD and instruction for ELs, and serve as the basis for the summative annual English Language Proficiency (ELP) assessment to determine whether a student is making progress or has achieved sufficient proficiency to exit the EL Program.
- WIDA Screener
- O le WIDA Screener is an ELP assessment given to incoming students in grades K–12 to assist educators with the identification of students as ELs. The purpose of this assessment is to help educators make decisions about whether a student is a candidate for English language support services. The WIDA Screener assesses the four language domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
- ACCESS mo ELLs (Su'esu'eina o le Malamalama ma Feso'ota'iga ile Fa'aPeretania Setete-i-Setete mo Tagata A'oa'o Gagana Igilisi)
- EL Program students are annually tested using the Department-adopted WIDA English language proficiency assessment, the ACCESS for ELLs. The test is used to determine a student’s language progress and proficiency in developing English and is also used for accountability purposes.
- ' Su'i ACCESS mo ELLs
- O se su'esu'ega o le ELP mo tamaiti a'oga i vasega 1-12 o lo'o fa'avasegaina o EL ma e iai ni fa'aletonu tele o le mafaufau e taofia ai lo latou 'auai i le ACCESS mo su'esu'ega a le ELLs.
- Hawaiʻi’s English Learners’ Data Story
- Learn more about the education outcomes of Hawaiʻi public school students who are identified as ELs in this Data Story released by Hawaiʻi P-20 Partnerships in Education, October 2021.
- Va'ai le EL Kalena Atina'e Tomai Fa'apitoa mo Faiaoga