1. The School District of Janesville Program for English Language Learners A Historical Perspective

2. The first influx of refugees arrived in 1975 from Laos & Cambodia. Two teachers began teaching English and survival skills.

3. The English as a Second Language Program officially began between 1980-1982.

4. 1993-1994 83 Students 4 Teachers

5. Fall Semester1999 From103 to149 The Spanish speaker influx begins...

6. June Counts (from Plan of Services) June2000 ~ 187 June 2001 ~ 225 June 2002 ~ 234 June 2003 ~ 258 June 2004 ~ 311 June 2005 ~ 451

7. Sites 1980-2000 Wilson Franklin Parker Added Fall 2000 Jefferson Added Fall 2003 Adams & Lincoln

9. And we’ve kept on growing... June Counts (from Plan of Services) June2000 ~ 187 June 2001 ~ 225 June 2002 ~ 234 June 2003 ~ 258 June 2004 ~ 311 June 2005 ~ 451 June 2006 ~ 552 June 2007 ~ 634 June 2008 ~ 713 June 2009 ~ June 2010 ~ June 2011~ June 2012 ~ 823

10. Transportation Study Spring 2005 District-wide Expansion ELL Services in Neighborhood Schools 10 Elementary Schools All 3 Middle Schools Both High Schools

11. Limted English Proficient English as a Second Language English Language Learner

12. New Arrivals Transfers American-Born 1 st Generation 2 nd Genration 3 rd Generation

13. 28+ Home Languages Spanish Tagalog Vietnamese LaoChinese Kannada HindiEstonianAlbanian BosnianTamilThai KoreanChinanteKhmer RussianAfrikaansLatvian JapanesePolishFrench PortugueseCherokeeGujarati PalauNavajoArabic Truk/Chuukese“Other”

14. MISSION To engage English Language Learners in social and academic English language development and grade-level curriculum and to empower them in their multicultural identities.

15. We’ve come a long way... Fall 2012 18 Sites 823 Students 24 Teachers Paraprofessionals 30+ Home Languages

16. We have a long way yet to go...  Achievement Gap  Multicultural Teacher Scholars  Bilingual Programming  Graduation Rate  College & Career Readiness