The Transitional ESOL High Schools An Overview for Herndon Elementary School November 2014

Our Main Office 2 From left to right: Linda Wallen (AP), Ameer Rizvi (PA) Steve Craig (P), Karen Kapeluck (CT)

TEHS Teachers Collaborating 3

DINORAH’S DAY Every day I get up at 4:30 in the morning. I cook eggs, beans and tortillas. I take a shower and brush my teeth. I take breakfast at six o’clock. I drive to go to work at 6:30. I leave work at 1:30. I take lunch at eleven o’clock. I get home. I cook dinner. I eat dinner at five o’clock. I clean the kitchen at 5:30. At 6:30 I go to school. At 9:45 I leave the school. I return to my home at ten o’clock. I arrive at my home at 10:20. Finally, I go to sleep. DINORAH HERNANDEZ 4

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Transitional ESOL HS at South Lakes and maybe Herndon Elementary School… 6

7 What We Are High school classes at five locations in Fairfax County for older ESOL beginners Morning, afternoon and evening classes –Standards-based high school credit courses –ESOL and Content (Science/Social Studies) courses (elective) –Mathematics (Algebra I/II are SOL-tested)

8 Where We Started Nancy Sprague and the 7-11 Feasibility study—community input Early days of the school—Fall, 1991 –One location –Part-time administrator/counselor –2 ESOL teachers –Math teacher

Our Students Age 18 or older Fairfax County residents No high school diploma ESOL proficiency: –WIDA ELP Levels 1 and 2 –Beginning English learners Continuous, interrupted or no prior schooling Placed in grades 9-11 Rolling enrollment

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Beginning ESOL Students in the TEHS Classroom

What We Offer Evening Classes Time: 6:30-9:45 –Subjects offered ESOL Mathematics Concepts Science World Concepts Morning and Afternoon Classes (Pimmit Only)

What We Offer Afternoon Classes –Time: 4:15-5:50 –Subjects offered ESOL Lab Math Lab Basic Computer Skills Conversation Lab Writing Lab

Student-Centered Learning in the TEHS Content Classroom

What We Don’t Have Transportation for our students Food services for our students School Psychologist/Social Worker Special Education services Regular access to host school libraries 15

16 Level 1 Students in the Classroom

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How do we measure success? We have many ways: –Membership records –WIDA ACCESS for ELLs and other testing –Number/percentage of students ‘moving on’ –Other options Jobs Child Care Studying our non-completers 18

19 Do your studies at school help you with your job?

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TEHS is a successful jobs program! 23

One of Our Successes

25 Please see the Transitional Table if you have any questions.

Contact Information Steven Craig, Principal Transitional ESOL HS Leis Center 7423 Camp Alger Ave. Falls Church, VA (fax) Karen Adkins-Hastings, South Lakes School Counselor South Lakes High School 1140 South Lakes Drive Reston, VA