This was a presentation of the action research project conducted by the 8 ALTs serving the Iwatsuki Ward in Saitama City. The presentation was at the March ALT Meeting at the Saitama City Institute of Education on March 16th, 2015. During this action research project the Iwatsuki Ward ALTs assessed the kinds of skills and abilities required by teachers to teach the 3rd edition of Saitama City’s English Communication Ability Development Program (ECAD). The resulting product is a document detailing the special considerations and abilities related to each lesson hour in the junior high school part of the curriculum.