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.a- <br />MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Each sub - committee developed recommendations following its findings. The <br />large Task Force reviewed these recommendations, synthesized them through <br />notation of similarities and differences, and reached consensus on the following <br />recommendations for School Board Consideration: <br />1. Reduce the ESL teacher /student ratio to 1:20 to help: <br />a. facilitate intake of students (assessment issues) <br />b. work and collaborate with classroom teachers, administrators, <br />parents, and other staff working with LEP students <br />C. allow more time for ESL teacher to identify and assess <br />LEP students <br />d. coordinate the accessibility to services and other educational <br />services and programs <br />e. provide on -going services to advanced proficiency ESL students <br />f. strengthen effectiveness of ESL program at school and system <br />levels <br />g. provide more on- school alts time for ESL teachers to advocate for <br />LEP student needs <br />h. have ESL teacher serve no more than 2 schools <br />1. provide 50% direct services to LEP students and 50% <br />collaborative services <br />J. coordinate auxiliary services including tutoring, use of volunteers, <br />after school activities, language heritage programs, translation <br />and interpreting needs <br />k. pilot successful ESL programs <br />2. Provide multiple instructional - service delivery models for <br />students, including: <br />a. duster students on school -wide and system -wide levels <br />b. offer sheltered content classes at secondary levels in core <br />courses including History, Biology, ELP <br />