FACTS ELD Family Night May 2019
Part of FACTS’ mission is to serve the immigrant and refugee communities in Philadelphia. One way we do this is to provide an exemplary English Language Development (ELD) program.
We describe our ELD program as a flexible program model that is tailored to meet the individual needs of students. We accomplish this through a collaborative teaching model between ELD specialists and content teachers.
Many regional schools, universities and researchers request to observe, study and visit our program. We were selected as a site visit school for the National TESOL Convention in 2012 and for the National Association for Multicultural Education Conference in 2012. Our ELD specialists have presented numerously on best practices at regional and national conferences. We presented at the National Charter School Conference in Washington, D.C. in July of 2013 with co-panelists from the U.S. Department of Education and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. FACTS’ ELD program was featured in a national toolkit publication to support English Learners (ELs) and ELD programs. Additionally, the program staff were invited to support the New York City Charter School Center by presenting in a webinar in December of 2013.
FACTS ELD Breakfast February 2019
FACTS’ ELD program has achieved the Annual Measurable Achievement Objective (AMAO) for five consecutive years. AMAO holds schools accountable for the quality of their ELD programs. Criteria includes achievement of ELs’ PSSA scores in reading and math, percentage of ELs making overall academic progress and percentage of students exiting the program.
Click here to access the multi-media case study about FACTS on the National Charter School Research Center’s website:
https://www.charterschoolcenter.ed.gov/case-study/folk-arts-cultural-treasures-charter-school-facts
View or Download our ELD Program Handbook: FACTS ELD Handbook 2020-2021