English​ ​Language​ ​Development​ ​Program
Jennifer​ ​Crawford
EL​D ​Coordinator
Crawford.Jennifer@tusd.org
ext. 8181
Kelsey Jimerson
Assistant Principal
Jimerson.Kelsey@tusd.org
ext. 8150
ELMAC Meetings
Please come to our English Language Multicultural Advisory Committee (ELMAC) meetings this year to learn about our program, meet other parents, and increase understanding of California and district policies. Our meetings are held on Zoom at 6 p.m. on the following dates:
October 11, 2023
December 6, 2023
March 13, 2024
May 29, 2024
Translators will be available. See you there!
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Send a text to: 81010
Text this message: @thseld2324
English​ ​language​ ​skills.
ELD​ ​Program​ ​Goals​ ​and​ ​Objectives:
• To​ ​provide​ ​curriculum​ ​content​ ​for​ ​ELD ​students​ ​to​ ​ensure​ ​an​ ​academically​ ​challenging schedule.
• To​ ​provide​ ​students​ ​with​ ​the​ ​curriculum​ ​necessary​ ​to​ ​meet​ ​high​ ​school​ ​and​ ​college requirements.
• To​ ​deliver​ ​curriculum​ ​through​ ​sheltering​ ​techniques.
• To​ ​prepare​ ​students​ ​to​ ​successfully​ ​make​ ​the​ ​transition​ ​into​ ​English​ ​only​ ​classes.
• To​ ​integrate​ ​the​ ​curriculum​ ​with​ ​the​ ​development​ ​of​ ​the​ ​English​ ​language​ ​skills​ ​of reading,​ ​writing,​ ​speaking,​ ​and​ ​listening.
MELD​ ​Program:
A ​program​ ​where​ ​English​ ​speaking​ ​students and​ ​English​ ​language​ ​learners​ ​come​ ​together​ ​to​ ​explore​ ​and​ ​discuss​ ​core​ ​curriculum.
The​ ​focus​ ​of​ ​MELD,​ ​or​ ​Model​ ​English​ ​Language​ ​Development,​ ​is​ ​to​ ​place​ ​students​ ​in​ ​a safe​ ​and​ ​comfortable​ ​environment​ ​to​ ​practice​ ​their​ ​English​ ​language​ ​skills​ ​while mastering​ ​core​ ​content.
The​ ​teachers​ ​in​ ​the​ ​MELD​ ​program​ ​pace​ ​their​ ​curriculum​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​opportunities​ ​for students​ ​to​ ​move​ ​between​ ​a​ ​quicker​ ​paced course,​ ​the​ ​EO​ ​side​ ​of​ ​the​ ​MELD,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​EL side​ ​of​ ​the​ ​MELD.
We​ ​offer​ ​four​ ​different​ ​electives:​ ​Beginning​ ​English​ ​Workshop,​ ​Intermediate​ ​English Workshop,​ ​Advanced​ ​English​ ​Workshop,​ ​and​ ​Intervention.