Case Study: Hillsborough County Public Schools transforms EL compliance and instruction with Ellevation

How Hillsborough County, FL used Ellevation to transform compliance and enhance instruction for 23,000 English Learners

Hillsborough County Public Schools turned to **Ellevation** when budget cuts left its ESOL team with just four members responsible for supporting compliance and instruction for tens of thousands of English Learners. The team was overwhelmed by scattered data, mountains of compliance work, and the challenge of providing timely, effective support across dozens of schools.

With **Ellevation** and its **Ellevation Strategies** product, Hillsborough unified EL data from multiple sources, improved access to student information, and gave teachers research-based instructional supports for planning and differentiation. The district reported better staffing and scheduling decisions, stronger collaboration between teachers, and new visibility into student needs and strengths, including identifying students for gifted and honors placement.

Hillsborough County Public Schools

Raquel Coykendall

District Resource Teacher of Programs for English Language Learners