PED BMEB Technical Assistance and Focus Monitoring Visit November 18-20, 2008

DPS Bilingual Department Mission Statement To support schools in closing the achievement gap by ensuring grade level proficiency for all English language learners through the continued development of L1 & L2.

Strategic Goal #2 All DPS bilingual programs will meet PED compliance. regulations. Strategic Goal #1 All DPS schools’ ELL subgroup will…… A. make progress in learning English-25% as measured by NMELPA B. attain English proficiency-30% as measured by NMELPA C. achieve academic proficiency (AYP) as measured by NMSBA D.become bilingual/biliterate in L1 & L2 as measured by NMELPA & Woodcock Munoz. E. meet academic standards & benchmarks in all subject areas as measured by MAPS/course grades.

DPS Demographics Student Enrollment –Total Population –# ELL Students – 1629 – 31% –# of BE Students – 1442 – 28% Schools –1 Preschool –6 Elementary Schools –1 Intermediate School –1 Middle School –1 High School –1 Charter School

Program Models –Bataan – Dual Language/Transitional –Bell – Maintenance/New Arrival Center –Columbus–Maintenance/Transitional/NAC –Memorial – Enrichment –Torres – Dual Language –Deming Intermediate – Transitional –Red Mountain Middle – Transitional –Deming High – Transitional

ELL Students Achieving English Proficiency 2007 / 2008 Total Tested

ELL NMSBA 2008 Reading

ELL NMSBA 2008 Math

District Grade Level ELL NMSBA Proficiency 3 rd 4 th Reading Math

District Grade Level ELL NMSBA Proficiency Reading Math 5 th 6 th

District Grade Level ELL NMSBA Proficiency Reading Math 7 th 8 th

District ELL NMSBA Proficiency Reading Math 11 th

Exited ELL Proficient Students Percent Number

District Grade Level Spanish & Bilingual NMSBA Proficiency 3 rd 4 th Reading Math

District Grade Level Spanish & Bilingual NMSBA Proficiency Reading Math 5 th 6 th

Reading Math District Grade Level Spanish & Bilingual NMSBA Proficiency 7 th 8 th

ReadingMath District Grade Level Spanish & Bilingual NMSBA Proficiency 11 th

Woodcock-Munoz

K 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th SCA – ELL Reading

SCA – ELL Language 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th

K 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th SCA – ELL Math

6-11 Reading 6-11 Language 6-11 Math SCA – ELL Grades 6-11

Other Performance Monitor Tools –DIBELS / IDEL –District Failure Report –District At-Risk Report Parent and Community Involvement District Bilingual PAC Meeting

Professional Development/Resources –Bilingual / ELL program information 101 –Dual Language NM – El Enriquecer –Regional NMELPA training –Hampton-Brown - Rosetta Stone –Schools Moving Up (WestEd) Webinars –McArthur /Central Elementary Visits –Poverty – Framework for Understanding Poverty –Technology- Computer / InterWrite Pad –Santillana – Spanish LA/Content –DPS Bilingual Department Website –EPSS – ELL subgroup –La Cosecha –Mini Shared Reading – Barbara Flores PhD

Next Steps Strengthen the Spanish Curriculum Math Intervention Program NM ELD Standards – WIDA ELP Standards Sheltered Instruction -Specially designed academic instruction in English (SDAIE) - Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP ) -Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD)

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