1. LIFE IN A HIGH SCHOOL DUAL LANGUAGE/ELL PROGRAM Mishelle L. Jurado M.A. Spanish Language Arts and Bilingual Coordinator Albuquerque High School Albuquerque, New Mexico

2. ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

3. ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS  One of the largest school districts in the country with 87,000 students  11 comprehensive high schools  5 have Bilingual programs at different stages

4. LA ESCUELA AHS  Oldest and proudest school in the State of New Mexico  Centrally located  Values diversity

5. NM GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS  4 English  4 Math  3 Lab Science  3 Social Studies  1 PE  9 Elective credit  1 concurrent, online, or advanced placement/honor class  25 total credits

6. ELL PROGRAM  Students are tested in ACCESS from WIDA.  Testing has been more organized in the last two years  30 students this year tested out of ELL status  Non Spanish ELL are followed in their classes  Limited access to Spanish while in a ELL status  Spanish LA a must for all ELL’s whose home language is Spanish to continue to develop home language literacy, a transferable skill  Encouragement, Encouragement and más!

7. DUAL LANGUAGE  FRESHMAN YEAR  Algebra I (en español)/ Honores, English 9/honors, Biología 9/analitical, New Mexico History/Health, Artes de Lenguaje en español I, Physical Education, Elective  Elective Recommendations: Art I, Woods, Culinary Arts, Baile Folklorico, Mariachi  3 rd Language Opportunity: French

8. DUAL LANGUAGE  SOPHOMORE YEAR  Geometry/geometría, English 10/honors, Integarated Science/química, Historía del Mundo Regular o Historia del Mundo AP, Artes de Lenguaje en español II, Elective, Elective  Elective Recommendations: Art I, Woods, Culinary Arts, Baile Folklorico, Mariachi  3 rd Language Opportunity: French,

9. DUAL LANGUAGE  JUNIOR YEAR  Algebra II, Química/física, English 11/honors, United States History or Historia de los Estados Unidos AP, español IV lenguaje AP, Elective, Elective  Elective Recommendations: Psychology, Chicano Studies, Native American Studies, Baile Folklórico, Mariachi  3 rd Language Opportunity: French

10. DUAL LANGUAGE  SENIOR YEAR  Transitions to College Math or Pre-Calculus, Física, English 12/honors,, Gobierno de los EEUU/Economia, español V literature AP, Elective  Elective Recommendations: Chicano Studies, Native American Studies, Baile Folklorico, Mariachi  3 rd Language Opportunity: French, Italian, German  Take Bilingual Seal exam- must qualify with the necessary course work

11. AHS/APS BILINGUAL SEAL

12. STAFF DIVERSITY  Native Speakers  Heritage Speakers  Second Language Speakers

13. CHICANO/LATINO STUDIES

14. MARIACHI Y BAILE FOLKLORICO

15. LEADERSHIP MENTES ABIERTAS

16. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT  WIDA/Testing  Co-teach units with teachers/classroom observations  School wide education on who and what Bilingual students are

17. GROWTH  Freshman class 22%  Sophomore class 27%  Junior class 34%  Need more funding and teachers to accommodate all the students who wish to be in program

18. OUR FUTURE CLASS OF 2015

19. WHAT DO WE DO?