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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't mind higher FARMS that much (I went to an elementary back in the dark ages that was probably 1/3 free/reduced lunch and it was fine) but I am concerned with having so many ESOL students at the elementary level when reading is so important. Is there a lot of teaching that's geared at the least advanced readers in the class? There's such a wide range of reading ability during the 1st-4th grade years anyway and to add students who may not speak the language that well on top of it makes me hesitant.[/quote]

Well, keep in mind that a lot or students designated ESL are not necessarily students that can't speak English or even students that can't speak it quite well.  It can be people such as my neighbor who are Indian and speak Indian at home, but their son sounds as American as you can be when he speaks English.  Some others on here can probably speak to this better, but I believe a child from that family would be designated ESL even though the child may speak English perfectly well.  That fact that another language is spoken primarily at home can often lead to the designation of the child being an ESL student.  I think by virtue of the child being designated ESL, it allows the school to receive additional resources to assist the student.  And, to me, a 22% ESL rate is not really all that high. If it were above 50%, I might personally feel a little concerned that a lot of the attention in the school would be going to the ESL students at that the non-ESL students were suffering, but at 22%, I just don't think the school should have a hard time unless the teachers and staff are subpar.

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