1. ¡Bienvenidos! Carthage Dual Language Academy MSBA Annual Conference
September 30, 2016

2. Our Students Deserve the Best
Did You Know?

3. Why Dual Language in Carthage?
School District
Number of ELLs in 2015
#1 Kansas City
3,526
#2 Saint Louis
1,691
#3 North Kansas City
1,289
#4 Carthage
1,130
Hispanic St. Enrollment 2002
Hispanic St Enrollment 2014
10.2%
31.8%

4. The Research Students who develop two languages:
Demonstrate a more positive feeling toward school
Have more advanced ability to solve problems
Are continuously engaged in enrichment activities
Are bilingual/biliterate/bicultural and prepared to fully participate in a global world of the 21st century
Immersion programs are the fastest growing and most effective type of foreign language program currently available in U.S. schools.

5. What is Dual Language?
Dual Language (DL) is a method of instruction that involves teaching a group of students in two languages.
In Carthage, DL brings together students from two native language groups, and these mixed groups of students would learn in both Spanish and English.
Being immersed in each language for part of the instructional day, students develop strong literacy and language skills in both languages. They serve as both language learners and language models for the other group.

6. Why have a Dual Language Program?
Close the achievement gap between English dominant and Spanish dominant students
Move Fairview a step away from being a FOCUS school
DL programs are more effective than ESL programs and require fewer staff
It is the most rapidly expanding form of education across the country for all students, due to student achievement results for all student groups
DL program students outperform non DL students on reading and math assessments

7. Goals of a Dual Language Program
Close the achievement gap between English dominant and Spanish dominant students
Graduate students who are fully literate in two languages
Graduate students who have cross-cultural skills and positive attitudes about those who are different from them
Graduate students who are prepared to market their skills in an increasingly competitive global economy

8. Our Timeline Spring 2014 Community Interest
Site visits to Carver Dual Language School, Kansas City and Monroe Elementary, Tulsa
Meetings with University of Missouri researchers
Fall 2014
La Cosecha Dual Language Conference
WIDA National Convention, including site visits to Unidos Dual Language School in Atlanta, GA

9. Our Timeline- continued
Summer 2015
Two-Way Immersion Conference, Palm Springs, CA
Fall 2015
Began first cohorts in Kindergarten and first grade
Spring 2016
Interview/Recruit Staff for Grade 2 expansion
Summer 2016
Professional Development for new staff

10. R9 Implementation Schedule
Grade K X 1 2 3 4 5 6
7-8
9-12
Initial Phase Phase 2

11. School Year
Implementing Grade 2, adding a new kindergarten cohort
Recruiting bilingual teachers for next school year
Increasing data collection and monitoring of cohorts
Continuing professional development of DL staff and administration
Firming our middle school plan

12. Key Features of R9 Dual Language
Additive- at no cost to home language
50/50-mono-lingual instruction
Assessment and student monitoring
Enrichment
High standards for academic achievement
Positive cross-cultural experiences
Biliteracy- may see starts and stops

13. Language Outcomes
EL students approach academic grade level in English about grade 3
All students reach proficiency in both languages by grade 5 (standardized tests)
Proficiency in Spanish requires 6 years in program for English-dominant students

14. R-9 Staffing Decisions 2-teacher teams
1 teacher will teach ONLY in English
1 teacher will teach ONLY in Spanish
Both teachers are certified teachers
Each teacher will have his/her own classroom

15. Curriculum 50% of the day is Spanish and 50% is English
Each grade will study Reading and Math in Spanish
Each grade will study Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies in English
Bilingual Partners

16. Student Enrollment
All students who are eligible to enroll in R9 schools are eligible to enroll in the program
Each classroom will have up to 20 students
50% will be English-dominant
50% will be Spanish-dominant

17. Selection Process Applicants sorted by language dominance
10 Fairview English-dominant in each grade
10 Fairview Spanish-dominant in each grade
10 applicants drawn from remaining English-dominant applicants in each grade
10 applicants drawn from remaining Spanish-applicants in each grade

18. Expectations of Parents
Attend parent meetings
Continue to develop strong language skills in your home language
Make a long-term commitment
Realize academic growth will look different
Support your child emotionally
Find opportunities for your child to practice Spanish/English in the community

19. Challenges Staff recruitment and retention Professional development
Assessment and progress reporting
Communication with community, parents, and staff
Time for Dual Language staff collaboration
Standard based grading

20. Benefits
Staff – pride in moving forward; being innovative; creative teaching; enriching environment
Students – can be seen in the goals of the program
Parents – home language maintenance; cultural pride; enrichment opportunity

21. Success from Year 1
Students performing at or above monolingual classroom peers
Very strong sense of community among students
Students’ writing more advanced
Parent commitment and active participation
High level of self-confidence of students
Cohesiveness and drive among staff continues to grow
Professional development and networking opportunities present

22. Data from Reading Assessment

23. English Reading by English Dominant Students (Grade 1)

24. English Reading by Spanish Dominant Students (Grade 1)

25. Spanish Reading by Spanish Dominant Students (Kindergarten)

26. Spanish Reading by English Dominant Students (Kindergarten)

27. Questions from the Audience Preguntas de la Audencia

28. Carthage Dual Language Team
¡Gracias Por Venir!
Carthage Dual Language Team