ESOL Endorsement Overview

ESOL Endorsement requirements for teachers are based upon the subject they teach.  The amount of training required is classified in three categories for instructional personnel and one for administrators and guidance counselors.

Teachers have up to six years in which to complete the ESOL Endorsement.

Category I – Endorsement - 300 Inservice Points
Primary Language Arts/English, Developmental Language Arts, Reading/Intensive Reading

Category II – 60 Inservice Points
Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, and Computer Literacy

Category III – 18 Inservice Points
All other subjects not included in Categories I or II

Category IV – 60 Inservice Points
School administrators and Guidance Counselors

Required ESOL Courses

• Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
• ESOL Curriculum and Materials Development
• Cross-cultural Communication and Understanding
• Testing and Evaluation of ESOL
• Applied Linguistics

For training guidelines and timelines for completion please visit the DOE web site at http://www.fldoe.org/aala/timeline.asp