1. El Paso ISD Socorro ISD Ysleta ISD
Far West
El Paso ISD
Socorro ISD
Ysleta ISD
Collaborative work between AEL programs and El Paso Community College Center for College Access and Development and EPCC Credit ESL faculty

2. ESL Bridge Program: A Transition Model

3. Strengths
Well established partnerships amongst the Consortium members and EPCC Center for College Access and Development
Workgroup team with dedication, flexibility and patience
AE Leadership receptive to the new vision for Adult Education
EPCC Scholarship fund available to Bridge students who successfully completed program
“Buy one get one free” model for college courses
Ann Savino, Liz Moya and Ana Herrera
Scholarship funds have benefited who enrolled in college for Cohort 2 fall 2015
9 out of 11 students received a scholarship in Fall and attended Spring 2016 and summer (6, awarded)l

4. Challenges Contracting instructors within ISD parameters
Setting appropriate budget allocations and making amendments
Addressing institutional barriers
Aligning systems and cultures
Gaining access to campus classrooms
Integrating AEL requirements for PD and assessments with the college system
Student parking decals and IDs
Writing contracts
Monitoring student attendance and improving student persistence
Replicate the models/sustainability/ build capacity amongst AEL

5. Program Benefits The program provides:
A safe place to adjust to academic student life without an impact on financial aid and grade point average.
An understanding of how to manage and navigate the U.S. college system.
College success skills to support academic rigor.
A pathway into academic ESL.
Career exploration and academic pathways.

6. Benefits to Students Access to campus support services
Informs students of Financial Aid
Schedules placement test for Academic ESL and TSI
Provides academic advising within a week of placement testing
Establishes a mentoring relationship with Bridge faculty and Navigators
Creates an engaged and supportive community of learners
Builds students’ academic self esteem
Earn continuing education units at no cost

7. ESL Bridge Program Criteria
Course Expectations: Upon completion, students will be expected to transition to postsecondary education or career training.
Maximum Capacity: 20 students
Criteria:
AEL Teacher or program recommendation required
Must be U.S citizen or resident
TABE score: minimum of 5.0 in Reading
Must commit to attending classes at EPCC ASC Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and EPCC Valle Verde Campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Completed intake interview with EPCC Center for College Access and Development

8. ESL Bridge Program - 277 hours of instruction
Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday Center for College Access and Development (A department within the division of workforce development and continuing education at EPCC)
Tuesday/ Thursday EPCC ESL Department
Math Readiness
Career and College Exploration
Skills for College Success
Grammar and Language Mechanics
12 hours per week
8:30 am - 12:30 am
4 hours per day
EPCC – CCAD Bldg B
184 hours total
College and Career Exploration
2 hours per day
92 hours instruction total
Instructor Marta Edwards
Basic Math and Beginning Algebra
Instructor Norma Minjares
Academic Readiness
College and Career Readiness
6 hours per week
8:30 am - 11:30 am
3 hours per day
Valle Verde Campus, A 2314
93 hours total
Reading and Listening & Speaking
Content to include College and Career Readiness
1 hr 20 min per day
46.5 hours instruction total
Instructor Rose Galindo
Writing and Listening & Speaking
Instructor Dr. Myshie Pagel
Students
take classes on campus twice a week.
follow an academic schedule.
visit a college classroom.
transition into academic reading and writing.
join current ESL students in semester events.
Design by Liz Moya

9. Personal, College And Career Readiness Skills
Skills are contextualized to post-secondary academic rigor and expectations.
A brain based learning approach is taken to boost learning using a quick start guide developed by Dr. Janet Zadina’s Six Weeks to Brain Upgrade
Skills are reviewed, practiced, and integrated into all activities, readings, homework, etc. throughout 16 weeks of the Bridge Program and reinforced in the academic classes.
Personal readiness skills include: fixed vs. growth mindset, self-efficacy, time/self-management, coping with stress, developing persistence, etc...
College Readiness Skills Include: Cornell notetaking, multisensory learning, test taking skills, overcoming test taking anxiety, preparing for and visiting instructor during office hours, developing a reward system, etc...
Career Readiness Skills include: punctuality, timely completion of assignments, communication and leadership skills, active listening, asking questions for information and clarification, investigating a topic to fill in your knowledge gap.
30 hours of College and Career Exploration is provided to help students understand the college culture and clarify their degree plan and career goals.

10. Math Readiness
Teaches and Reinforces Foundational Skills in Math and Algebra at the Developmental College level. Also the following targeted teaching strategies are used in the math component:
Integrating note taking and study skills for Math
Learn to interpret and communicate Mathematical information
Learn to Select and apply Mathematical techniques to solve problems
Doing Homework
Time management and organizational skills
Asking questions
Test taking skills

11. Five People You Meet In Heaven
Anchor Circles
Five People You Meet In Heaven
History
Amusement Parks
WWII
Vietnam
PTSD
Psychology
Parenting
Sociology
Jobs
College and Career

12. Textbooks Five People You Meet In Heaven Focus on Grammar 3
ESL Dictionary
Six Weeks to a Brain Upgrade

13. Challenges STUDENTS FACULTY have different academic needs.
need to adjust to academic rigor.
need to find other resources besides a Pell Grant to pay for college courses if foreign trained.
need to attend all of the subject areas in the Bridge.
have to take multiple tests through out the semester.
FACULTY
must balance students’ need for transitional support and their future academic reality.
need to address students’ different academic levels and needs.
need to schedule time to meet with other faculty in the bridge.
complete professional development requirements for both institutions

14. Outcomes Fall 2015 Cohort

15. Outcomes – Spring 2016 Cohort

16. Questions
Rosanna Loya – Far West Adult Education Consortium, Career Pathways and Transitions Coordinator, Socorro ISD Marta Edwards – EPCC Faculty, Center for College Access and Development (CADD) Roselia Galindo – EPCC Faculty, Reading, ESL, INRW Myshie Pagel – EPCC Dean, Education and Career and Technology Education