How many English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) counselors do we have? How and where are they deployed?
Question#:
12
ANSWER:
There currently are 8.0 school-based Full-time Equivalent (FTE) ESOL counselor positions that serve a total of 14 high schools.
Specifically, a 1.0 FTE ESOL counselor position is assigned to each of the two high schools with the largest number of ESOL students, Montgomery Blair and Gaithersburg high schools.
The remaining 6.0 FTE ESOL counselor positions are allocated to 12 high schools.
The following table reflects the allocation of the 8.0 FTE ESOL counselor positions.
| High School |
Budgeted FTE |
| Montgomery Blair High School |
1.000 |
| Thomas Edison Hgh School od Technology |
0.500 |
| Albert Einstein High School |
0.400 |
| Gaithersburg High School |
1.000 |
| John F. Kennedy High School |
0.600 |
| Richard Montgomery High School |
0.400 |
| Northwood High School |
0.600 |
| Quince Orchard High School |
0.400 |
| Rockville High School |
0.400 |
| Seneca Valley High School |
0.500 |
| Sherwood High School |
0.400 |
| Springbrook High School |
0.600 |
| Watkins Mill High School |
0.600 |
| Wheaton High School |
0.600 |
| Total |
8.00 |
