ELD Contacts:

Nicole Crawford
Director of Elementary Education  
ELD Coordinator

ncrawford@crsd.org

Aaryn Clerk, ELD Specialist

John Quinlisk, ELD Specialist 

Council Rock High School North

Council Rock High School South

aaryn.clerk@crsd.org

john.quinlisk@crsd.org

Kathleen Bound, ELD Specialist

Holland Middle School 

Newtown Middle School

kbound@crsd.org

Krystal Eng Lieu, ELD Specialist

Cristen Kelleher, ELD Specialist

Rolling Hills Elementary School

krystal.englieu@crsd.org

cristen.kelleher@crsd.org

Carol Finnegan, ELD Specialist

Hillcrest Elementary School

Maureen M. Welch Elementary School

 carol.finnegan@crsd.org

Shanyn Heubeck, ELD Specialist

Goodnoe Elementary School

sheubeck@crsd.org

Anna Kotsyuba, ELD Specialist

Sol Feinstone Elementary School

Wrightstown Elementary School

anna.kotsyuba@crsd.org

Julia Leavitt, ELD Specialist

 Holland Elementary School

Newtown Elementary School 

jleavitt@crsd.org

 
Maria Rounsavill, ELD Specialist

Churchville Elementary School

Richboro Elementary School

mrounsavill@crsd.org

Title III & WIDA

Title III

Parent/Guardian Right to Refuse Service: The Pennsylvania Department of Education has instituted a parental right to refuse English Language Development (or “opt-out” of ELD) Program services and instruction. Although it is not advised, if a parent/guardian so chooses, he or she may refuse specialized services for English Learners (ELs). 

If you are interested in learning more about your right to refuse ELD services for your child, please contact the building ELD Specialist or Mrs. Crawford (ncrawdord@crsd.org).

WIDA

Pennsylvania is part of the World-Class Instructional Design & Assessment (WIDA) standards for English learners (ELs) consortium. More information about WIDA can be found in the links below.

WIDA ELD Standards Framework

WIDA Can-Do Descriptors

WIDA Performance Definitions

WIDA ACCESS

 Placement, Program Eligibility, and Exit Criteria

ELD assessments assist educators with programmatic decisions such as identification and placement of ELs.

WIDA Screener

The WIDA Screener is an English language proficiency assessment. It is given to incoming students in Grades 1-12 that have registered and indicated another language is spoken at home. Kindergarten students will be given the Kindergarten Model Placement Test (K-MODEL).  For more information on the WIDA Screener, please click the link here.

Program Eligibility

A student may be eligible to receive ELD services if one of the following criteria is identified:

• Not born in the United States and comes from an environment where a language other than English is dominant.

• Born in the United States and English is not the primary language at home.

Students are then assessed using the WIDA Screener. This is an English language proficiency “screener” test given to incoming students who may be designated to receive ELD services.

The test is divided into five grade clusters and each section assesses the language domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The test incorporates questions in the areas of Science, Social Studies, Math, Language Arts, and Social and Instructional Language.

Based on the student’s score, it is then determined if the student qualifies for ELD services.

Parents receive notification regarding a student’s entry into or exit from the program. They also receive periodic progress updates from the ELD Specialist in addition to quarterly student report cards.

Exit Criteria

The Council Rock School District follows the exit criteria as outlined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. 
For more information about the exit criteria, please click the link here