Accelerated Career Enhancement ACE Program: A New Concept in TESOL Education

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Accelerated Career Enhancement (ACE) Program A
New Concept in TESOL Education

• Faculty Staff Meeting
• February 22, 2003

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A Little About Me
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OVERVIEW

• The Need for ESOL ExpertiseRising Statistics
• A Little About the Class of 2003

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LEP Enrollment, 1995-2002Caroline County
Statistics courtesy of Frank Edgerton, Maryland
State Department of Education
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LEP Enrollment, 1995-2002Dorchester County
Statistics courtesy of Frank Edgerton, Maryland
State Department of Education
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LEP Enrollment, 1995-2002Somerset County
Statistics courtesy of Frank Edgerton, Maryland
State Department of Education
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LEP Enrollment, 1995-2002Talbot County
Statistics courtesy of Frank Edgerton, Maryland
State Department of Education
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LEP Enrollment, 1995-2002Wicomico County
Statistics courtesy of Frank Edgerton, Maryland
State Department of Education
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LEP Enrollment, 1995-2002 (Actual Numbers)
Statistics courtesy of Frank Edgerton, Maryland
State Department of Education
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LEP Student Enrollment, 1995-2002
Statistics courtesy of Frank Edgerton, Maryland
State Department of Education
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Percentage Increase of LEP Students, 1995-2002
Statistics courtesy of Frank Edgerton, Maryland
State Department of Education
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LEP Enrollment, 1995-2002 Percentage Increase

• Our five counties combined 62.2
• All other Maryland counties combined 47.5
• Total increase for Maryland 47.8
• Our numbers arent as high as many counties, but
  our LEP enrollments are growing at a rate of
  14.4 over the state as a whole!

Statistics courtesy of Frank Edgerton, Maryland
State Department of Education
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Outlook for Maryland Education

• The imperative to accelerate minority
  achievement grows with each school year, as
  Maryland will soon have a non-Caucasian majority
  in its public schools.
• Source Maryland 2001 State of Education Report
  (MSDE website)

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According to the Maryland Teacher Staffing
Report, 2002-2004

• For 2002-2003, Maryland public schools projected
  a need to hire 155 teachers certified in ESOL
  however, theyre projected to hire only 110 (71
  of need).
• As a result, ESOL is once again listed as a
  critical shortage area in Maryland.

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Class of 2003 Years Teaching Experience
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Grades Represented

• Almost every grade is represented from
  kindergarten through high school.
• Content areas include elementary education,
  language arts, Spanish, special education,
  English, Latin, math, and literacy.

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Schools Represented
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Certification?

• Out of the 12 students currently enrolled, 8
  students have elected to seek TESOL certification
• A couple other students have expressed a possible
  interest and will decide later whether to pursue
  full certification

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Further Information

• If you desire further information or
  statistics, please contact me by phone or E-mail
  and Ill see if I can obtain that data for you.

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ACE Program Contacts

• Dr. Anjali Pandey, Program Director
• 410-677-5387
• Robert Hoffman, Administrative Coordinator
• 410-543-6224
• Jamie Smulian, Project Assistant/Website
  Administrator
• 410-543-6107
• Faculty Office Phone (only during current faculty
  members office hours)
• 410-543-6101

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Thanks!