 
Collaboration Rubric Part One: School-Level Factors“School-level
factors” refers to the school-wide structures that must be in place in
order for collaboration to be successful. Decisions about school-level
factors are made by the principal with the school leadership team or
other involved staff members, and they greatly affect teachers’ ability
to collaborate.
The five school-level elements of collaboration are:
- Time
- Space
- Resources
- Classroom Placement
- Professional Development
Supporting Information: Classroom Placement
The
fourth section in part one of the rubric is “Classroom Placement.” It
describes the procedures that should be in place in schools to ensure
that class lists are constructed in a manner that maximizes the
available teaching staff and therefore strengthens instructional
services. In most cases, ELL students should be clustered in one or
two classrooms or should be placed according to their instructional or
language proficiency levels or other specific needs.
Specific guidelines for placing ELL students:
| ELL percentage of school | Clustering guideline | Less than 30% of students ELL
| Cluster ELLs in one or two classrooms | | 30% - 50% of students ELL
| Cluster, but be sure ELLs do not exceed 50% of any class roster | | 50% or more of students ELL | Distribute ELL among all classrooms, but group by need or language level |
Note: Students can also be clustered according to native language
Additional factors to consider when clustering ELL students:
- Academic needs of students (not equality of class size!);
- Rationale for clustering, in terms of service to students;
- Role and understanding of all school staff in clustering model; and
- Combination of ELL cluster with other, appropriate clusters: G/T, special education, etc.
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