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[Pages:1]The School Board of Broward County, Florida MULTICULTURAL, ESOL AND PROGRAM SERVICES DEPARTMENT

ESOL Training Schedule & Course Information All of the inservice courses are offered during the first, second, and summer semesters. For a copy of the current ESOL Training Schedule visit our web site at broward.k12.fl.us/esol. Click on "What's New". The ESOL Course Information can also be found in the current HRD Staff Development Course Catalog. Go to CAB desktop, click on BCPS Resources, click on Staff Development (HRD) and click on "Catalog 0809". Charter/External participants can view the current catalog at broward.k12.fl.us/hrd/Catalog/Catalog%200809/Corrected%20catalog.htm. If you have any further questions regarding professional development contact HRD at 754-321-5055.

Registration for ESOL Training Requirement Courses on ESS (Employee Self-Service) BCPS Participants To register for a course online or face-to-face, copy the BET# listed for the workshop and enter it into the ESS (Employee Self-Service) registration system . If there are any problems logging on or registering, visit the BRITE web site at broward.k12.fl.us/erp/ or contact the BRITE Support Center at (754) 321-8120.

Registration for ESOL Training Requirement Courses on ESS (External Self-Service) Charter/External Participants Charter Schools' Employees/Externals will have access to their own version of ESS (it will be called External Self-Service). Their version will feature a "Contact Information" page which they will access to maintain their personal information (i.e. address and email address). They will also have the entire "Professional Development" page, which will allow them to pre-book, book and cancel participation in SBBC courses. They will also be able to run their own official inservice reports. If an external participant already exists in SAP (previously registered in PDSS) and he/she tries to register again, the system will generate an e-mail notification with the User ID and password information for the BRITE Portal. They may now log in by going to the following web site: broward.k12.fl.us/erp/brite/HR/ess/portal.htm If the external participant has forgotten the password, he/she should access the BRITE Portal and submit a request to reset the password at . If an external participant was not registered on PDSS previously they must register first in "go sign me up" at the Virtual University web site at .

ESOL Training Workshop Appraisals ALL participants must complete their appraisal on ESS (Employee Self-Service) after the final session date. Log on to ESS at click on "Employee Self-Service" >"Professional Development">Course Appraisals.

Timeline for Completion of the ESOL Training Requirements - aala/timeline.asp

Consent Decree - aala/cdpage2.asp

Broward County Public Schools Certification Department Visit their web site at broward.k12.fl.us/certification for information regarding your ESOL Certification Requirements.

CAT I -ESOL Endorsement Once all five Category I courses have been completed and posted to your inservice records, download a CG-10 add-on endorsement form from the Certification Department's web site at broward.k12.fl.us/certification/endorsement.pdf. Completed application forms must be sent to the Certification Department at K.C. Wright Bldg. for processing. Do not send to Tallahassee.

CAT II, III & IV After completing your training requirements, you will be required to complete Broward County Public Schools Verification of ESOL Training Form. This form must be filled out and submitted at the workshop final session. The ESOL Training Department will submit these forms to the Certification Department once you receive your inservice points on your inservice records. You will be issued a Broward County ESOL Training Certificate. Processing time for receiving your certificate may take up to 8 weeks.

ESOL Training Contact Persons Vicky Brioso-Saldala - ESOL Director - 754-321-2965 - victoria.brioso@ Vivian Suarez - ESOL Educational Specialist - 754-321-2982 - vivian.suarez@ Jeanie Mesler - ESOL Training Office - 754-321-2950 - jeanie.mesler@

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