The School District of Janesville Program for English Language Learners A Historical Perspective

The first influx of refugees arrived in 1975 from Laos & Cambodia. Two teachers began teaching English and survival skills.

The English as a Second Language Program officially began between

Students 4 Teachers

Fall Semester1999 From103 to149 The Spanish speaker influx begins...

June Counts (from Plan of Services) June2000 ~ 187 June 2001 ~ 225 June 2002 ~ 234 June 2003 ~ 258 June 2004 ~ 311 June 2005 ~ 451

Sites Wilson Franklin Parker Added Fall 2000 Jefferson Added Fall 2003 Adams & Lincoln

And we’ve kept on growing... June Counts (from Plan of Services) June2000 ~ 187 June 2001 ~ 225 June 2002 ~ 234 June 2003 ~ 258 June 2004 ~ 311 June 2005 ~ 451 June 2006 ~ 552 June 2007 ~ 634 June 2008 ~ 713 June 2009 ~ June 2010 ~ June 2011~ June 2012 ~ 823

Transportation Study Spring 2005 District-wide Expansion ELL Services in Neighborhood Schools 10 Elementary Schools All 3 Middle Schools Both High Schools

Limted English Proficient English as a Second Language English Language Learner

New Arrivals Transfers American-Born 1 st Generation 2 nd Genration 3 rd Generation

28+ Home Languages Spanish Tagalog Vietnamese LaoChinese Kannada HindiEstonianAlbanian BosnianTamilThai KoreanChinanteKhmer RussianAfrikaansLatvian JapanesePolishFrench PortugueseCherokeeGujarati PalauNavajoArabic Truk/Chuukese“Other”

MISSION To engage English Language Learners in social and academic English language development and grade-level curriculum and to empower them in their multicultural identities.

We’ve come a long way... Fall Sites 823 Students 24 Teachers Paraprofessionals 30+ Home Languages

We have a long way yet to go...  Achievement Gap  Multicultural Teacher Scholars  Bilingual Programming  Graduation Rate  College & Career Readiness