1. Serving Students w/ Interrupted Educations ESL Transition Teachers Amelia Heidi Campbell Joseph Riggs

2. The International Center Educational Profile  Parent/Guardian fills out form  IC staff transfer to Excel form & make 2 copies (1 for school-cum folder, & 1 for us)  We review all Ed Profiles, ID SIFE, add SIFE program in ESIS, Make copies for counselors & resource teachers Contact ESL teacher

4. CMS experienced a large growth in the # of LEP students from 1995 to 2007!

5. October 1 st, 2007 data LEP Students in CMS LEP = 15,652 ESL = 9,172 National Origin Minority Students = 21,261 Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, French, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Hmong 100+ languages total

6. Current Data on SIFE Students in CMS Elementary School: 11 Middle School: 31 High School: 73 Total: 115

7. HIAS- Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society CSS- Catholic Social Services- (Refugee Resettlement)

8. Myths and Misconceptions All SIFE students are the same

9. Different Kinds of SIFE Students Academic skills and some English. Academic skills and no English. Some skills and no English. No prior schooling and no English.

10. Factors Impacting Learning Motivation First language development Language distance Access to the language Home situation Malnourishment Self Esteem Age Personality and learning style Peers and role models Cultural background- philosophy of education

11. www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/slep/index.htm  Testing in a Separate Room  Scheduled Extended Time  Multiple Test Sessions  Test Administrator Reads Test Aloud in English  Student Marks in Test Book  English/Native Language Dictionary or English/Native Language Electronic Translator Testing Accommodations

12. Tapping your resources Interpreter/translation services available CMS documents translated ESL for Parents Spanish for Educators www.culturalorientation.net part of CAL (Center for Applied Linguistics) (culture profiles) www.culturalorientation.net ALL ESL resources on DocuShare: http://documents.cms.k12.nc.us/dsweb/View/Collection-798 http://documents.cms.k12.nc.us/dsweb/View/Collection-798

13. Questions? Comments?