Guidelines for Assessing for and Using the Ministry of Education Funding

2003 ESOL Funding workshops based on the ESOL Assessment Guidelines: Non-English-Speaking-Background Students in New Zealand Schools.

The ESOL Assessment Guidelines should be available in primary and intermediate schools, and additional copies can be obtained from the Ministry of Education. Ph: 0800 800 675, (09) 374 5514, fax (09) 374 5403; email esolinfo@minedu.govt.nz.

• Background Information

• Eligibility for Funding

• ESOL Research Findings

• Catering for ESOL Students

• Integrating ESOL Policy Planning and Programme Delivery into Strategic Planning and Reporting

• The Ministry of Education ESOL Folder

• The ESOL Funding Assessment
  • What is the Purpose?
  • Whose Responsibility is it?
  • How can Cohort be Established?
  • Gathering Information on Enrolment
  • Initial Assessment
  • What are the Criteria?
  • What are the Assessment Criteria Describing?
  • What do the Examples of Student Texts in the Assessment Guidelines Show Us?
  • When does Age Make a Difference?
  • Smart Assessment
  • Manageability
  • Recording Assessments
  • Monitoring and Recording Progress - Future Signals
  • Helpful Hints on the Nuts and Bolts of Funding Assessment

• Using the Funding