Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Ellevation has a Dual Language component which extends the capabilities of Strategies to support the key goals of dual language programs. This component includes instructional activities, including downloads, professionally trans-adapted into Spanish, to support teachers in promoting the high academic achievement pillar of Dual Language. Further, the component directly addresses the bilingualism/biliteracy and socio-cultural competency pillars of Dual Language through professional Practices and instructional activities developed in collaboration with Dr. José Medina and Dr. Sonia Soltero.

Ellevation Strategies can be purchased at either the district or school level. However, our main Data & Instructional Planning platform must be purchased district-wide. Please reach out if you would like more information on subscription options.

Ellevation Strategies was designed to directly enhance PD models like SIOP, GLAD, QTEL and more. Ellevation Strategies was designed to directly complement trainings that are already taking place within a district. Because the models mentioned above require significant amounts of training, much of it taking place in person and on paper, it’s important to note that Ellevation Strategies is accessible to teachers anytime, anywhere. It allows practitioners to find additional activities and downloads online which they can access anywhere.

Ellevation worked with leading language experts including Jeff Zwiers, Jana Echevarria, John Seidlitz and Tim Boals to develop an easy-to-use instructional resource (Ellevation Strategies) that enables differentiated instruction for ELLs in all grade and content areas. Along with our Instructional Advisory Board, Ellevation Strategies was developed with support from two cohorts of teachers from across the country and was built upon the most relevant research-based best practices of English Language Development. Together, these teachers authored classroom activities as well as language supports aligned to college and career readiness standards.

Any teacher, regardless of grade level, content area or student population can utilize the instructional activities to make grade-level content accessible for ELs while engaging all students in sound pedagogical practices. In a classroom using Ellevation, students will better develop language proficiencies and progress on the path to reclassification and grade-level mastery of content.

Ellevation Strategies is an effective and easy-to-use instructional resource that enables teachers to differentiate instruction for students in a variety of multilingual programs in all grades and content areas. Ellevation offers more than 80 classroom activities that all classroom teachers can easily incorporate into existing lessons, regardless of grade level and subject, ensuring best-practice instruction for making language and content accessible to every learner.

Ellevation provides a variety of solutions designed to ensure that our partners get the most out of Ellevation, including:

• A built-in Resource Center with a range of how-to articles, videos, and guidance for specific features
• A Product Support team, available 8:30AM - 8:00PM EST, that reviews and responds to help tickets, which may be submitted in the application
• Ellevation Webinars designed to assist partners in their usage, understanding and application of Ellevation
• Personalized online & onsite training sessions that help districts build product mastery

Depending on the products you wish to purchase, Ellevation can be purchased at either the district or school level. Our main Data & Instructional Planning platform must be purchased district-wide while our Teacher Capacity building tools and Academic Language program can be purchased at both the site and district level. Please reach out if you would like more information on subscription options.

While conditions vary on a state-by-state basis, districts that partner with Ellevation typically use a combination of the following funding sources:

• Title III
• Title I
• Title II
• Local Funding
• Bilingual Funding
• State and district-specific grants

You can learn more about how to buy Ellevation on our funding page.

Our All Access pricing structure is based on the number of EL students at your district and/or school site(s). To learn more, please contact our Sales Team.

Ellevation currently supports over 800 school districts nationwide. For more information about districts near you that are using Ellevation, please contact us at info@ellevationeducation.com.

Ellevation allows districts to assign an unlimited number of user licenses across different roles at the district.

Ellevation can be used by any stakeholder, from district level administrators to principals to classroom teachers. Our tools provide varying levels of access to your team based on the schools & students they support.

Ellevation is primarily oriented towards supporting the needs of English Learners and the educators and administrators who serve them. Many of our features support tracking of dual-identified SPED/ELL students, as well as other EL sub-groups (e.g., SIFE, 504, LTEL, Migrant, etc). We also import data for former EL students who have exited the district’s EL program. Districts looking for IEP or 504 compliance software should consider solutions built specifically for that purpose.

Ellevation supports SSO via Clever & Classlink at this time.

Ellevation has the ability to import student data from every leading SIS in the United States. Our data integration team evaluates your SIS and implements a best-fit integration approach based on the unique requirements of your district

Yes. Ellevation has elected to adopt the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 27002 standard for information security. It provides over 130 controls that relate to identification and mitigation risk across the entire organization.

Ellevation imports each State/Consortium’s initial & summative ELP assessment (e.g., ACCESS 2.0, TELPAS, ELPAC, LAS Links, ELPA21 etc.) and, depending on the district’s preferences and reporting requirements, State-level standardized assessments and various formative/benchmark assessments.

We are committed to ensuring the strongest possible privacy protections for any student data managed on Ellevation. Here is a complete overview of our security and data policies.