English Language Development Program

The ELA program supports… 1007 students or approximately 30% of our district’s total student population. Language ProficiencyNumber of Students 1 NEP Non English Proficient212 2 LEP Limited English Proficient532 3 FEP Fluent English Proficient237 4 PHLOTE Primary Home Language Other Than English24 5 FELL Former English Language Learner2 1007

Time Line-1 Year Time Line-2 Year Time Line-1 Year Timeline for reaching English language proficiency. 5-7 years

SchoolTeacherParaprofessional BREColby RicciJulie Long UBEAnn-Mari Westerhoff FREShari Evans SVEHelena Kinton and Susan Maar DVESarah Adkins and Shelly MartinezAdela Guadardo SCEKristin Myers

SchoolTeacher/sParaprofessional SMSBethann Huston Mary Lockard Amy Young Anna Arrivillaga Liria Chavez SHSStephanie Dewing Jill Heil Jonathan Mocatta Annie Olson Luis Cebrian SPHSJocelyn Meltzer

We can expect… …to provide continued support. 25 languages other than English represented in our ELL student population. There are currently 88 Pre-K students who have been identified as having a primary language other than English. 12 GT students 151 students with IEPs (various disabilities)

SSD supports its ELL students… …according to Title III (Sec. 3115(1),(2),(3),(4)) of the No Child Left Behind Act which requires that local educational agencies develop and implement language instruction educational programs for early childhood, elementary, and secondary school programs based on methods and approaches that are scientifically-researched and proven to be the best in teaching the limited English proficient student. DVE-Two Way Bi-Lingual Program English as a Second Language Model Instruction is classroom based, delivered in English, and adapted to the students proficiency level. – The focus is on content area curriculum. – Incorporates contextual clues such as gestures and visual aids. – Scaffolds and supports

SSD supports its ELL students… cont. Classes are being co-taught and instructional coaching/support is being offered as available. – Collaboration between ELD teachers and classroom teachers Pull-out interventions/RtI (lower student to teacher ratio) – Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) – Small-group, supplementary intervention designed for children who find reading and writing difficult. – Reading Recovery – Rosetta Stone – Raz Kids READ Plan – Identify those students in K-3 who have a significant reading deficiency. – ELD teachers, Literacy Resource teachers and classroom teachers work collaboratively to identify both language and literacy goals.

Language Acquisition-New Teacher Orientation Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners Classroom Instruction that Works for English Language Learners Building Academic Vocabulary K-12 Cultural Proficiency Instructional Support/Building/PYP Planning Co-Teaching Daily Five/Café, LLI TPRS-Teaching Proficiency in Reading Through Story Telling Bi-monthly meetings for ELA teachers SSD supports administrators, teachers and support staff …

WIDA (World Class Instructional Design and Assessment) – Working to align ELD standards to CCSS standards – Identifying ways ELL students can demonstrate their understanding Kagan Strategies – Addressing the language proficiencies of ELL students/supporting ALL students Academic Vocabulary – Identifying/teaching key vocabulary necessary to access content curriculum SSD supports administrators, teachers and support staff … cont.

Much to celebrate!! Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) AMAO 1-Progress in Attaining English (ACCESS) –Target= Meets or Exceeds, Rating-Meets, Target Met AMAO 2-English Attainment (ACCESS for ELLs Proficiency) –Target=12%, SSD 17.01, % Target Met AMAO 3-Academic Growth (TCAP) and Graduation Rate for ELLs –Target=Meets or Exceeds, Rating-Meets, Target Met

More to celebrate… SMS and SHS honored those students who are Fluent English Proficient and/or are exiting the ELL program.

ELPA Award… ELPA Excellence Awards honor 10 local education providers and 10 charter schools that achieve the highest English language and academic growth among English learners in an English Language Proficiency Program and that achieve the highest academic achievement for English learners who transition out of an English Language Proficiency Program. Dollars associated with the award will be used to provide professional development.

Language Camp scheduled for February Break 2015 *75 students in Grades K-5 *SMS students will be invited to serve as “coaches”. *Keystone Science School will be providing programming during the afternoon.

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