Spring 2025 ESOL Endorsement courses will run from February 7th to May 2nd, 2025.
Registration for the Spring semester will run from December 2nd, 2024, through January 31st, 2025.
To receive in-service points, all applicants must register through myPGS for each ESOL Endorsement online course they wish to take. Our ESOL Program policy allows teachers to take one ESOL Endorsement course at a time.
Contact a certification specialist to verify the correct ESOL online course a teacher needs, and for information about their ESOL timeline.
For questions, please contact: Luisa Ojeda Vera at lojeda@pasco.k12.fl.us
ESOL Endorsement Courses Cat I and Cat II teachers. |
myPGS Section # |
ESOL Assessments Course # 4262 |
Spring Section # 38578 |
ESOL Methods Course # 4264 |
Spring Section # 38582 |
ESOL Curriculum Course # 4265 |
Spring Section # 38580 |
ESOL Language and Literacy Course # 4266 |
Spring Section # 38581 |
ESOL Culture Course # 4263 |
Spring Section # 38579 |
Other ESOL courses(Not for endorsement)Cat. III and Cat. IV teachers. |
myPGS Section # |
ESOL for Content Areas Course # 4261 Cat III Teachers |
Section # 36336 |
ESOL for School Administrators and Counselors Course # 4216 - Cat IV teachers |
Section # 36337 |
Teachers who are new to our district and have previously taken ESOL Endorsement courses in other school districts can request a transcript review using this link: TranscriptTransferRequest@pasco.k12.fl.us.
The Consent Decree is the state of Florida's framework for compliance with federal and state laws and jurisprudence regarding the education of English Language Learner (ELL) students. The Consent Decree addresses the civil rights of ELL students, foremost among those their right to equal access to all education programs. In addressing these rights, the Consent Decree provides a structure that ensures the delivery of the comprehensible instruction to which ELL students are entitled. It also requires teachers to obtain training and use ESOL strategies when delivering instruction to ELL students.
Teachers of:
Endorsement Pathways
Timeline once flagged as Out Of Field (OOF) for ESOL
Teachers of:
Compliance Pathways:
Timeline once assigned an ELL student:
Teachers of other subjects not included in Categories I and II (Physical Education, Music, Art, School Psychologists, School Social Workers, Speech Pathologists, World Languages).
Compliance Pathways:
Complete ESOL for Content Areas online course through district or CTechEd (18 hours/in-service points total).
Timeline once assigned an ELL student:
School Administrators and School Counselors.
Compliance Pathways:
Complete ESOL for School Administrators and Counselors online course through district or CTechEd (60 hours/in-service points total).
Timeline:
ESOL Assessment: Addresses assessment issues as they affect the learning of ELLs from diverse backgrounds and at varying English proficiency levels
ESOL Culture: Addresses the nature and role of culture, cultural groups, and individual cultural identities, as well as theories related to the effect of culture on language learning and school achievement for ELLs from diverse backgrounds.
ESOL Curriculum: Addresses concepts, research, best practices, and evidence-based strategies to plan classroom instruction in a supportive learning environment for ELLs.
ESOL Language & Literacy: Addresses the theories and research on second language acquisition, development, and literacy to support ELL's learning.
ESOL Methods: Addresses the history, public policy, research, and current practices in the field of ESL/ESOL teaching
ESOL for Content Areas: Addresses theories related to the effect of culture on language learning and school achievement for ELLs from diverse backgrounds.
ESOL for School Administrators and Counselors: Addresses the history, public policy, research, and current practices in ESL/ESOL as it relates to administration and student services.
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