• Placement Testing (WIDA Screener)

     Need Placement Test

    Don't Need Placement Test

    New students whose first or primary language is not English (based on Home Language Survey)

    Incoming kindergarteners whose first or primary language is not English (based on Home Language Survey)

    New students whose first and primary language are English (based on Home Language Survey)  

    Students who took the placement test in another WA state district

     

    Eligibility for ELD Services  

    Eligible

    Not Eligible

    based on overall score on screener

    based on overall score on screener

     

    Placement of Eligible Students

    Elementary Students

    Secondary Students

     Neighborhood school 

     

    Mercer Island High School

    • ELD support class for one period 
    • Core class support by ELD paraeducator

    Islander Middle School

    • Core class support by ELD paraeducator
    • Gator time for ELs