EL Civics at CCSF – Fall 2006

(English Language and Literacy)
City College of San Francisco receives EL Civics (English Language and Literacy) grant money for teaching units that enable students to participate more fully in the community.

This grant money is used for staff development, curriculum development, educational equipment and supplies, and to compensate participating teachers.

EL Civics modules for Fall 2006 are:

  1. Objective 15 – Using Emergency Services BEGINNING LEVELS
  2. Objective 33 - Job Search Skills ALL LEVELS
Instructors who teach Civic Participation modules receive non-instructional pay. They are paid for the extra paper work involved in documenting their EL Civics work. This extra work entails 7 steps:
  1. Conduct & submit an informal Student Interest Survey to help select an EL Civics objective. If you are interested in teaching an EL Civics module, do an informal survey of your students to find out which objectives are of most interest to them. You may want to hold a class discussion and ask for a show of hands or circulate a simple questionnaire (with pictures or translations)
  2. Submit information about class (class level and size, CRN number, text used) to Holly Stevens at ALE or hollyandzach@sbcglobal.net
  3. CASAS test students. If your class is not being CASAS tested, contact Holly Stevens to arrange to be tested.
  4. Teach an EL Civics module. This binder lists texts with units useful in teaching these modules and also contains materials specifically designed to help students succeed in achieving the EL Civics objectives.
  5. Have students assessed. In addition to the CASAS test, students must pass an alternative assessment developed to test students’ achievement of the EL Civics objective taught. The alternative assessment requires that students perform two tasks, as described later in this binder. After teaching the El Civics module, contact Holly Stevens to arrange for students to take this alternative assessment.
  6. Have students complete scantron indicating success or failure on assessments. This data – how many students completed the pre- and post-CASAS tests and successfully passed the state-approved assessment - determines how much money we receive. Submit this format least a week before the end of the semester.
  7. Submit any materials developed and anecdotal information. We welcome any materials you can contribute for other teachers to use next semester. The grantors are also interested to know of any successes or problems you and your EL Civics students may have experienced.
If you decide to teach an EL Civics module, here’s a checklist for keeping track of your progress:


StepDate Submitted
1. Conduct & Submit Student Interest Survey  
2. Submit Class Information (size, level, CRN#, text used)  
3. CASAS test students.  
4. Teach an EL Civics Module  
5. Contact Holly Stevens to schedule students’ assessments. 
6. Have students complete a scantron indicating success or failure
on assessments 		 
7. Submit any materials developed and anecdotal information  


To learn more about teaching a Civic Participation module, hollyandzach@sbcglobal.net or
contact Holly Stevens, hollyandzach@sbcglobal.net, or Kelli Crow, kelcrow@sbcglobal.net,



Field Trip to the Marin Headlands
EL Civics Field Trip to City College Main Campus


EL Civics Field Trip to Anne Frank Memorial

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