English as a Second Language
Looking for ESL Certification for Teachers?
ESL certification is available through the intermediate units and all courses are available online from Intermediate Unit 1. For course descriptions and certification requirements, click here.
Services for Students
Intermediate Unit One provides English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction to students in the twenty-five school districts in Fayette, Greene, and Washington Counties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. English as a Second Language instruction is a part of the student's curriculum.
Currently, Intermediate Unit One is serving eighty-four English Language Learners (ELL's) in thirteen school districts. There are eleven ESL teachers employed with IU1. All Intermediate Unit One teachers hold an ESL certificate or in the process of obtaining one. Our teachers provide individualized or small group instruction to the students. The students' first languages are varied. Seventeen different languages are represented.
Documents and Links of Interest
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- Intermediate Unit One ESL Program Statistics for 2007-2008
- Enrollment Process Graphic
- Accommodation Guidelines for ELLs
- Updated State Required Exit Criteria for Pennsylvania's English Language Instructional Programs for ELLs
- ACCESS for ELLs 2008 Testing Cycle for Pennsylvania LEAs
- Parental Consent for English Language Instruction Programs
- Collaborative Meeting Form
- Pennsylvania Department of Education: English as a Second Language
For more information on this program, contact:
Sue Conrady
Director
724-938-3241 ext. 242
Frank Palo
ESL Service Coordinator
724-938-3241 ext. 414
