English Language Learning Program - Curriculum

ESL Sites

Nearly 500 students, also known as English Language Learners or ELLs, receive ESL services in the Davenport Community School District. There are ESL intensive programs at the following eight schools:

Intensive ESL Programs, Elementary, K-5^th Grade:

Buchanan, serving the North Region (Blue Grass, Fillmore, Harrison, Jackson, Truman, Walcott) 4515 Fairmount St.; 563-391-1463

Jefferson-Edison, serving the Central Region (Madison) 1027 Marquette St.; 563-322-3557

McKinley, serving the East Region (Eisenhower, Garfield, Lincoln, and Washington) 1716 Kenwood Ave.; 563-324-0403

Monroe, serving the South Region (Buffalo, Hayes) 1926 W. 4^th St.; 563-322-3559

Adams, serving the West Region (Adams students only) 3029 N. Division St.; 563-391-6563

Wilson, serving the West Region (Wilson students only) 2002 Clark St.; 563-391-0903

Intensive ESL Program, Intermediate. 6^th-8^th Grade:

Williams, serving all intermediate schools in the district 3040 N. Division St.; 563-391-6550

Intensive ESL Program, 9^th-12^th Grade:

West, serving all high schools in the district 3505 W. Locust St.; 563-386-5500

ESL Services

The schools above provide intensive ESL programs to their English Language Learners, delivered by specially trained ESL teachers and paraeducators. Instruction varies individually according to language proficiency and academic needs. Below is a comparison of the intensive ESL programs with other schools in the district.

Intensive ESL Programs	Other Regional Schools
ELLs attend school with ESL teacher on staff ELL meets daily with ESL Teacher and Para Materials and texts supporting English language learning are used ESL teachers support academic learning in the regular classroom Recommended for non-English proficient and limited-English proficient ELLs with a composite score of 4 and below on the annual ESL assessment	ELLs attend school where traveling “Satellite” ESL teacher schedules visits ELL meets with Satellite ESL teacher for regularly scheduled lessons Regular education materials and texts are used ESL teachers support academic learning in the regular classroom Recommended for transitional ELLs with a composite score of 5 or 6 on the annual ESL assessment

Cultural Liaisons serve as a bridge between the schools and ELLs’ families. They spend time at each intensive site every week; part of this includes providing translation when necessary to support students’ needs. Their office is at the Administrative Service Center.

Please feel free to contact a Cultural Liaison, an ESL teacher at a school listed on the reverse side, or Cindy Lewis, ESL Facilitator, at 563-336-5059. If you need assistance with oral or written translation, please contact Beth Campbell, ESL Secretary, at 563-336-3836.