English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

ESOL is the primary program for non-English speaking adults who need and want to learn English. All potential Adult Education ESOL students must be tested during the registration process in order to be placed in the appropriate literacy level in each of the ESOL courses. Functioning levels determined by the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS).

Documentation of student progress and educational gains is now required for workforce funding and accountability. The following are ways in which student progress is to be documented:

• Performance-based portfolios – The portfolios should contain works in progress, writing samples, open-ended or extended response exercises or tasks that illustrate and evaluates strengths and weaknesses.
• Checklist/Inventory based on the ABE Curriculum Frameworks for each course or the Individual Student Progress Sheet which shows that each student has completed each standard.
• Exit test (CASAS) students must show progress by achieving the correspondent test scores to move to the next level.