Bilingual Education Presentation for the Board of Education Joe Wiemelt Director of Bilingual & Multicultural Programs USD 116

Bilingual & Multicultural Programs English Language Learners in USD 116 Year %ELL

Enrollment Data Currently there are 432 English Language Learners (ELLs) enrolled in USD 116 who speak 45 different languages other than English 10.5% of total student enrollment  52% Hispanic  29% Asian/Pacific Islander  11% White  6% Black  2% Multiracial

WEC Two half-day Spanish Bilingual classrooms for our Spanish speaking ELLs with a certified bilingual teacher One certified teacher working on ESL endorsement One part-time Multicultural Coordinator Multiple Bilingual Family Coordinators, Bilingual TA s, and Outreach workers Bilingual Speech & Language Pathologist WEC: 65 ELLs

Leal Transitional Bilingual Education Program (Spanish) K-2 Self-Contained Spanish Bilingual classrooms with certified bilingual teachers 3-5 ESL & Spanish Bilingual classes with certified ESL and bilingual teachers Bilingual Title I reading teacher Bilingual Speech & Language Pathologist Bilingual Outreach workers, Social Worker, Latino Family Liaison Leal: 122 ELLs

King Transitional Program of Instruction Transitional Bilingual Education Program (Mandarin Chinese) K-5 ESL classrooms with certified ESL teachers K-5 Native Language instruction in 10 languages (Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Russian, Lao, French, Turkish, Swahili, Japanese, Indonesian) ESL Endorsed Title I teacher 123 ELLs

Yankee Ridge Transitional Program of Instruction Part-time ESL teacher YR: 18 ELLs

Wiley Transitional Program of Instruction Part-time ESL teacher Wiley 15 ELLs

Thomas Paine & Prairie TP: 9 ELLs Prairie: 4 ELLs

UMS Transitional Program of Instruction Transitional Bilingual Education (Spanish) 6-8 ESL Science, Social Studies, Language Arts (3 Levels) 6-8 Spanish Bilingual Math, Language Arts Two ESL certified teachers One Bilingual Certified teacher Half-time Multicultural Coordinator Bilingual Speech & Language Pathologist Latino Family Liaison UMS: 54 ELLs

UHS Transitional Program of Instruction Transitional Bilingual Education (Spanish) 9-12 ESL Language Arts (3 Levels) Spanish Heritage Language Course One ESL certified teacher One Bilingual certified teacher Half-time Spanish speaking TA Latino Family Liaison UHS 42 ELLs

Program Activities Working Topics in the Bilingual Parent Advisory Committees More Cultural Events/Celebrations Program Evaluation using longitudinal data Program Structure Analysis Program Transition Analysis Latino Student and Parent Involvement

Program Activities (continued) Program Website & Brochures Ongoing professional development for teachers

Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO) P_Information&source2=AMAO_Report& districtID= &level=Dhttp://iirc.niu.edu/District.aspx?source=AY P_Information&source2=AMAO_Report& districtID= &level=D USD 116 has met AMAO objectives every year since it became an accountability measure