Edit English​ ​Language​ ​Development​ ​Program

English​ ​Language​ ​Development​ ​Program

Jennifer​ ​Crawford
EL​D ​Coordinator
Crawford.Jennifer@tusd.org
ext. 8181

Kelsey Jimerson
Assistant Principal
Jimerson.Kelsey@tusd.org
ext. 8150

ELMAC Meetings

Please come to our English Language Multicultural Advisory Committee (ELMAC) meetings this year to learn about our program, meet other parents, and increase understanding of California and district policies. Our meetings are held on Zoom at 6 p.m. on the following dates:

October 15, 2025
December 10, 2025
February 11, 2026
April 29, 2026

Click here to join the Zoom

Translators will be available. See you there!

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Text this message: @thseld2324

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The​ ​ELD ​Program​ ​is​ ​committed​ ​to​ ​assisting​ ​students​ ​with​ ​the​ ​development​ ​of​ ​their
English​ ​language​ ​skills.
 

ELD​ ​Program​ ​Goals​ ​and​ ​Objectives:
• To​ ​provide​ ​curriculum​ ​content​ ​for​ ​ELD ​students​ ​to​ ​ensure​ ​an​ ​academically​ ​challenging schedule.
• To​ ​provide​ ​students​ ​with​ ​the​ ​curriculum​ ​necessary​ ​to​ ​meet​ ​high​ ​school​ ​and​ ​college requirements.
• To​ ​deliver​ ​curriculum​ ​through​ ​sheltering​ ​techniques.
• To​ ​prepare​ ​students​ ​to​ ​successfully​ ​make​ ​the​ ​transition​ ​into​ ​English​ ​only​ ​classes.
• To​ ​integrate​ ​the​ ​curriculum​ ​with​ ​the​ ​development​ ​of​ ​the​ ​English​ ​language​ ​skills​ ​of reading,​ ​writing,​ ​speaking,​ ​and​ ​listening.

MELD​ ​Program:
A ​program​ ​where​ ​English​ ​speaking​ ​students and​ ​English​ ​language​ ​learners​ ​come​ ​together​ ​to​ ​explore​ ​and​ ​discuss​ ​core​ ​curriculum.
The​ ​focus​ ​of​ ​MELD,​ ​or​ ​Model​ ​English​ ​Language​ ​Development,​ ​is​ ​to​ ​place​ ​students​ ​in​ ​a safe​ ​and​ ​comfortable​ ​environment​ ​to​ ​practice​ ​their​ ​English​ ​language​ ​skills​ ​while mastering​ ​core​ ​content.
The​ ​teachers​ ​in​ ​the​ ​MELD​ ​program​ ​pace​ ​their​ ​curriculum​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​opportunities​ ​for students​ ​to​ ​move​ ​between​ ​a​ ​quicker​ ​paced course,​ ​the​ ​EO​ ​side​ ​of​ ​the​ ​MELD,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​EL side​ ​of​ ​the​ ​MELD.

We​ ​offer​ ​four​ ​different​ ​electives:​ ​Beginning​ ​English​ ​Workshop,​ ​Intermediate​ ​English Workshop,​ ​Advanced​ ​English​ ​Workshop,​ ​and​ ​Intervention.