District 220 Dual Language Program November 12 th, 2009 Mr. Rick Aceves Mrs. Louise Robb

Barrington 220 Dual Language Program Two-Way Immersion 90/10 Model:  Half of students in class are English-dominant, half are Spanish-dominant  Instruction in content areas delivered in both languages.  Percentage of instruction delivered in each language changes over time.  Students receive core district curriculum.  As a District Program the Dual Language Program is part of the curriculum cycle.

Language Acquisition GradeSpanishEnglish Kindergarten90%10% 1 st 90%10% 2 nd 80%20% 3 rd 70%30% 4 th 60%40% 5 th 50% 6 th 40%60% 7 th 30%70% 8 th 20%80% 9 th 10%90%

Curriculum Cycle

Goal of Curriculum Cycle Development To encapsulate the district mission, “inspiring all learners to achieve excellence,” by providing a rigorous, high quality curriculum in a safe environment, scaffolded for diverse learners, while continuing to expand our knowledge as professionals in order to make informed decisions about learning.

Curriculum Cycle Stage 2: Develop- ment Stage 3: Imple - mentation Stage 4: Monitor & Evaluate Stage 1: Research & Planning Barrington Curriculum Cycle

Stages of the Curriculum Cycle Barrington Curriculum Cycle Evaluate Stages. Stage 1: Research & Planning Stage 2: Development Stage 3: Monitor Stage 4: Implementation

Curriculum Cycle Timeline

Dual Language

Dual Language in 2009 Location and Structure Kinder North Barrington First Grade Sunny Hill Second Grade Lines/ Roslyn Third Grade Countryside Fourth Grade Roslyn Road Fifth Grade Lines

Dual Language in 2010 Location and Structure Kinder Grove First Grade North Barrington Second Grade Sunny Hill Third Grade Lines Fourth Grade Countryside Fifth Grade Roslyn Road Sixth Grade BMS-P/BMS-S

Barrington Middle Schools Both Middle Schools follow similar structure. Prairie 6 th Grade Students are on a two person team. Math/Science-Reading Language Arts/Social Studies-Reading Station 6 th Grade Students are on a two person team. Math/Science- Social Studies Reading/Language Arts-Social Studies Seventh and Eighth grade students teachers are all content specialists.

Mock 6 th Grade Schedule for BMS-P / BMS-S 1 st Math 2 nd Social Studies 3 rd One semester of World Language One semester of Exploratory 4 th Lunch Advisory 5 th Language Arts 6 th Physical Education 7 th Reading 8 th Science

BMS-P/BMS-S Mock Schedule Grades 7 th /8 th 1 st English 2 nd Math 3 rd History 4 th Science 5 th Lunch/Advisory Physical Education Arts & Tech World Language (Spanish for DL)

Review of Data

1 Dual Language 2 Late-exit Bilingual + ESL 3 Early exit Bilingual + ESL 4 Early exit Bilingual + Pullout ESL 5 ESL taught through academic content 6 ESL Pullout (language only) Pattern of K-12 ELL Student Achievement on Standardized Tests in English Reading (Thomas & Collier, 1997)

Student Performance Data: MAP Test Results: Spring 2009-Fall 2009 ISAT Test Results: Spring 2009

Summary of MAP Data Countryside, Grade 3, Fall 2009 Reading : NWEA national norm – English Spanish DL Avg Building Avg NA District Avg * Math : NWEA national norm – DL Avg Building Avg NA District Avg * * Average of RIT scores from two bilingual classes

Summary of MAP Data Roslyn Road, Grade 4, Spring 2009 Reading : NWEA national norm – English Spanish DL Avg Building Avg NA District Avg * Math : NWEA national norm – DL Avg Building Avg NA District Avg * * Average of RIT scores from two bilingual classes

Summary of ISAT Data Roslyn Road, Grade 4, Spring 2009 Reading : Illinois Average Scale Score – English Spanish DL Avg Building Avg NA District Avg * Math : NWEA national norm – DL Avg Building Avg NA District Avg * * Average of RIT scores from two bilingual classes

Summary of MAP Data Lines, Grade 5, Spring 2009 Reading: NWEA national norm – English Spanish DL Ave Building Ave NA District Ave * Math: NWEA national norm – DL Ave Building Ave NA District Ave * * Average of RIT scores from two bilingual classes

Summary of ISAT Data Lines, Grade 5, Spring 2009 Reading : Illinois state average scale score – English Spanish DL Average Building Average *NA District Average Math : Illinois state average scale score – DL Avg Building Avg *NA District Avg * Average of scale scores from two bilingual classes.

Dual Language Evaluation Team Parents Horner Chen, Peter Jakopin, Tracy Segren, Lisa Nelson, Teachers Lisa Allie, Blanca Moran, Michelle Alvarez, Katie Sanders, Marisela Guzman, Betty Garcia, Maribel Guerrero, Anabel Morales, Ruth Rodriguez, Nicole Weldzius, Ana Ruiz, Christina Torre Administration Ricardo Aceves, Louise Robb, Irma Bates, Paul Kirk, Christy Newhouse, Jill Schweiger, Diane Wood,

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