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District English Learner Advisory Committee Comité Consejero del Distrito Escolar Cambrian School District October 15, 2014.

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1 District English Learner Advisory Committee Comité Consejero del Distrito Escolar Cambrian School District October 15, 2014

2 Goal of CSD DELAC By working together; parents & educators, we can ensure a quality learning environment for our English Learners

3 Purpose Serves as an Advisory Board Conducts a district-wide needs assessment of English Learners Establishes district goals and objectives for programs and services for English Learners

4 CSD English Learners 3,349 students in CSD ▫ English Learners  435 ELs w/ CELDT Levels 1-5  48 Long Term ELs (6 or more years as EL) ▫ 218 Reclassified students (former ELs) Reclassification ▫ Goal for district reclassification rate – 15% ▫ State Reclassification rate – 12%

5 CELDT Multi-year At or Above Early Advanced

6 Daily Instruction Key instructional strategies ▫ Student Engagement ▫ Public Voice ▫ Justification for Answers ▫ Guided Language by Design (GLAD)

7 Student Engagement Ensure all teachers use strategies that encourage language opportunities: white boards—allows for non-verbal response pair share—allows practice before responding random checking for understanding—ensures all students have opportunity to respond

8 Public Voice Students should use a public voice when responding in all classrooms Students should use complete sentences and include academic language when responding Build confidence by encouraging student talk at all grade levels

9 Justification of Answers Requires students to explain the skill or concept in their own words Encourages critical thinking Encourages students to provide evidence

10 ELD Instruction Elementary ELD Pull-out ▫ 30-45 minutes of Explicit ELD  Based on CELDT Level ▫ 4-5 times per week ▫ Taught by Certificated Teacher ▫ Focus on developing oral English language proficiency

11 EL Curriculum Full access to the Common Core State Standards TK-8 ELD Curriculum ▫ Frames for Fluency – Elementary Schools ▫ Champions of Ideas – Middle School Software Programs ▫ Rosetta Stone ▫ Raz Kids - http://www.raz-kids.com/http://www.raz-kids.com/ ▫ Scootpad - https://www.scootpad.com/https://www.scootpad.com/ ▫ Accelerated Reader – See Parents Guide

12 Access Conferencing Teacher by Appointment School Programs ▫ Extended day – Morning/Afternoon ▫ Homework Center/Computer Use Parent Involvement Opportunities ▫ Home & School Club ▫ School Site Council ▫ ELAC ▫ Parent Engagement Classes  Art Vista, Project Cornerstone, Garden Adventures ▫ School Events

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