Multilingual Learners
Together, we will change a single story to narratives of great learning and of great success!
Queens South MLL TEAM
The MLL Division has Administrators that provide help and support to school leaders and ELL coordinators on understanding and implementing mandates. Some of the mandates include student programming, instructional and staffing requirements. They design and deliver professional learning opportunities for English as a New Language, ELL, and content-area teachers.
Pierre J. Galvez- Director For Multilingual Learners/English Language Learners, Districts 27, 28, 29
Pierre Galvez is currently the Director for English Language Learners at the Queens South Field Support Center (QFSS), where he ensures the consistent and effective application of proven ENL instructional practices, citywide initiatives and NYSED mandates in Districts 27, 28 and 29.
Previously, in District 4, he served the community both at the school level, as a founding member of an ESL Middle School and at the Regional level. While at the Regional level he served as a Literacy/ESL Coach, designing professional development and mentoring teachers. He served as an ELL Network Support Specialist at the Integrated Curriculum and Instruction Learning Support Organization where he worked side by side with renowned leaders in the field of linguistics. In later years, he served as the Director of Student Services and as a mentor for teachers and administrators.
Pierre’s commitment and expertise with English as a Second Language will surely elevate the academic achievement of more than 16, 000 English Language Learners in districts 27, 28 and 29 .
Joshua Metz – MLL/ELL Services Administrator, Districts 27, 28, 29
Joshua Metz has been an educator in New York City since 2007 when he began working as an ESL/ENL teacher in Far Rockaway, Queens. While teaching ESL, he also held multiple teacher-leadership roles including Dual Language Coordinator and Data Specialist. Before joining the Queens South ELL Team, he served as an Achievement Coach/ELL Specialist with Network 211, supporting schools in Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and the Bronx. In addition to supporting ELL instruction, he also provided professional development and ongoing guidance for school leaders and teachers around Advance, Mathematics, and RtI.
Odalys Trapote-Igneri - MLL/ELL Services Administrator, High Schools
Dr. Odalys Igneri worked as a teacher of Languages Other Than English (LOTE), English as a New Language (ENL) and Bilingual Science (Biology, Earth Science and Chemistry) at Far Rockaway High School (FRHS) for 15 years. She then moved on to acquire her administrators license and served as an Assistant Principal also at Far Rockaway and then continued her career as the Director of Transitional Bilingual Education Programs and Director of Science/STEM for the Department of English Language Learners and Student Support (DELLSS). In addition, at DELLSS she has also served in many other roles such as a Curriculum Specialist, the Director of Native Language Arts and the Director of Science/STEM. During her time as a central administrator, she worked developing teacher’s expertise, creating resources such as curriculum, and guidance documents, spearheading courses for both students and teachers and supporting ELL compliance monitoring.
Resources and Reminders
Instructional Resources
Institute Resources Access all resources from our core Professional Learning Institutes since 2015. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for specific titles, dates and resources from other institutes
Advanced Collaboration for ELLs (ACE): http://qsmll.nyc/ACE
Content and Academic Language Institute (CALI): http://qsmll.nyc/CALI
ELL Instructional Leadership Institute (EILI): http://qsmll.nyc/EILI
Professional Learning Modules developed to support schools in providing professional learning at their school sites can be accessed online.
Fall 2018 - Election Day Modules
Phases of Learning
Quality Interactions
Scaffolds for Learning
Spring 2019 - ELL Instructional Modules
Part 1: Advanced Literacy
Why Advanced Literacies?
What are the Hallmarks of Advanced Literacy?
Part 2: Learning Protocols
See/Say-Mean-Matter
Conversation Clubhouse
SCAMPER
Think-Jot-Pair-Share
March 2020 - Multilingual Learners Capacity Building Series (will be released soon)
QS MLL Division MLL Stream Videos (DOE Login required) - Our Stream Group contains videos related to MLL Instructional Modules, ELL/MLL Day of Advocacy and NYSESLAT training.
The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) Instructional Leadership Framework (ILF) supports leaders in planning, organizing, and streamlining their schools’ work in order to ensure that every student in NYC experiences instruction that supports them in developing advanced literacy skills in learning environments that affirm students’ strengths and their racial and cultural identities, while developing students’ abilities to connect across cultures and think critically.
MLL/ELL Compliance Resources
To support schools in ensuring that they enact CR Part 154.2 with fidelity, the Division of English Language Learners & Student Support (DELLSS) has made a number of resources available on their InfoHub Page (DOE login required)
2019-2020 ELL Policy and Reference Guide: Comprehensive guide regarding citywide ELL policies (Updated August 2019)
Parent Orientation Videos: DML has linked to the NYSED parent videos on the public DOE website. As of August 28, 2018, we have been advised that the NYSED videos should be used until the New York City videos have been updated.
Checklist of 10 ELL-Related Items for a Successful Start of the School Year (Updated September 2019)
Guidance on Implementation of English as a New Language (ENL) Units of Study: NYCDOE guidance to assist with the implementation of the mandated ENL units of Study in either Stand-alone or Integrated ENL model (Updated September 2019)
Accessing NYSESLAT Scores & NYSED Individual Score Reports
Schools are encouraged to use the RFSF report in addition to the RLAT to ensure they are accurately identifying all of their current and former English Language Learners.
The RFSF is a download-only report. This report has been enhanced to include SIFE status, years of service as well as program selection information recorded on the simplified ELPC and BNDC screens.
Filtering the column labeled “Test Out Year” for 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 as well as (blanks) will provide you with a list of current and former ELLs entitled to services for the current school year.
Accessing NYSED’s Individual Score Reports via L2RPT
NYSED’s Individual Student Score Reports for the NYSESLAT are available in L2RPT.
The NYSESLAT Individual Student Report function is SIRS 503 which should be located under Score Reports. Written instructions for accessing score reports via L2RPT are available from NYSED.
Note: Only Principals have access to L2RPT. If needed, they may reset their password.
Translation Supports for the score reports are available from NYSED to support communicating results to parents.
MLL/ELL Compliance Updates
Alternative Pathways to Support Former ELLs
Updated August 28, 2019As mandated by Commissioner's Regulation (CR) Part 154, all former English Language Learners (ELLs) must receive at least 90-minutes per week of integrated English as a New Language (ENL) or its equivalent for at least two school years after the school year in which the student exits ELL status. For the 2019–20 school year, you may continue to provide the 90 minutes of integrated ENL or select one of the NYSED-approved Alternative Pathways to Support Former English Language Learners’ Language Development and Academic Progress options to satisfy this requirement. You should select one of the following ELL options that best meets the academic needs of your students and that your school will use to satisfy the requirements for former ELLs:
Option A: Small-group learning;
Option B is no longer considered a valid pathway.
Option C: Project-based learning;
Option D: A minimum of 90-minutes per week of integrated ENL;
Option E: Scheduled for Advanced Placement class (high school only)
LOTE/World language AP classes are no longer valid pathways.
EDUR Update: The ELL Data Update Report (EDUR) will be updated this school year to include greater detail regarding total type of ENL minutes in a core content area with appropriately certified teacher. The EDUR will be shared monthly with principals beginning September 20.
EDAT Update: The ELL Data Analysis Tool (EDAT) is currently undergoing a redesign to align with existing data systems utilized by schools and school leaders. The redesigned tool will be incorporated into the monthly EDUR and planned for release in December 2019.
MLL/ELL Compliance Policy & Procedures
Enter Home Language Codes
In accordance with state and city policy, you are required to appropriately identify and support English Language Learners (ELLs) and their families, and to collect information about the languages spoken at home for all students. As in previous years, some students entering kindergarten from pre-K may have had their HL codes removed in ATS; schools must reenter home-language codes using the information from the Home Language Identification Survey (HLIS), to help identify students who should be administered the New York State Identification Test for English Language Learners (NYSITELL). You should work with your staff to ensure that all of your students' home-language (HL) codes are entered in ATS by September 6. Blank Home Language Codes are entered via the BIOU screen in ATS.
To determine all K-12 students who do not have HL codes in ATS, you should download the Place of Birth (RPOB) report and filter the report to show students without HL codes. You should enter home language codes in ATS for those students, based on the results of administering the HLIS. In the event that an HL code is entered inaccurately in ATS, you must make an HL-code correction request by emailing a scanned copy of the original HLIS to your Borough Office director of ELLs. Note that HL codes should only be entered for students who have been properly administered the HLIS, in accordance with NYS and DOE policy.
If you administered the HLIS to pre-K students entering kindergarten from June 1–26, you should have entered a “Y” in the HLIS field on the Update Biographical Information (BIOU) screen in ATS, to avoid having the HL code deleted from the BIOU screen during the ATS rollover in July. Accordingly, you should not have to reenter the home-language codes for those students for the upcoming school year.
The New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB)
The New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB) is a diploma endorsement awarded upon graduation, which recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in one or more languages, in addition to English. Information for the NYSSB can be found in the NYS Seal of Biliteracy Handbook.
The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) reports as one district to the NYSED. NYCDOE schools must follow the NYCDOE Guidelines for the NYSSB. Information of the NYCDOE guidelines are present in the _________
LOTE Resources
NYSED LOTE FAQ
Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Requirements – Updated March 2019
LOTE Approved Assessments - Updated to March 2019
Multiple Pathways to Graduation
ELL DAY OF ADVOCACY
2019 ELL DAY OF ADVOCACY
The ELL Team at Queens South celebrated their 2nd Annual ELL Day of Advocacy by Amplifying Multilingual Learners’ Voices. English Language Learners/ Multilingual Learners shared their personal journeys that provided insights to the assets, funds of knowledge, rich backgrounds and skills students and their families’ possess. Their collective voices continue to amplify their identities, journey of self and/or their family’s journey. As advocates of ELLs/MLLs: “Together we will change single stories to narratives of great learning and great success!”
View a video compilation of some of our ELLs as they share their personal journey - (DOE Login Required)
2018 ELL DAY OF ADVOCACY
In honor of National Poetry month, the ELL Division at the Queens South Field Support Center gathered “I Am” Poems from our English Language Learners/Multilingual Leaders. To celebrate our students’ diversity, we compiled students’ personal stories that reflect their cultural backgrounds and educational experiences, as told in their own voices through “I Am” Poems.
View a video compilation of some of our ELLs "I Am" Poem Submissions - (DOE Login Required)
Professional Learning Institute Resources
2019-20 PLO Resources
This section is being updated.
Current Institute Resources are still available using the links to the right as well as those listed below from previous years.
Advanced Collaboration for ELLs (ACE): http://qsmll.nyc/ACE
Content and Academic Language Institute (CALI): http://qsmll.nyc/CALI
ELL Instructional Leadership Institute (EILI): http://qsmll.nyc/EILI