Building Support Systems for High School English Language Learners: A Developmental Program Evaluation

<p>The graduation rate of English Language Learners (ELL) is lagging behind the general school population graduation rate. The purpose of this study is to address the needs of ELL students for improving the graduation rate of ELL students. The context of this inquiry is a high school with a large ELL population located in one of the state’s largest school districts. My study demonstrates outcomes of a lack of a shared vision and attention by the school administrators on addressing the needs of ELL students, ineffective remediation strategies and tools used to guide ELL students, and the potential impact high-stakes state tests have when used as the only way to measure mastery required to graduate.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2021

Author dc:creator

• Ferreras, Manuel

Contributors dc:contributor

• Carla Sparks

• English Language Learners
• Equity
• Graduation Rate
• Language Portfolio
• Standardized Tests
• Immigrants
• Policy
• ESOL
• Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Educational Leadership
• Language and Literacy Education
• Secondary Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/615

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1662