ESL Improvement Initiatives

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ESL Improvement Initiatives

• ESL Study Committee
• Board of Education
• ESL Planning Committee

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ESL Program Goal

• to provide a quality educational program for
  second language learners. Students will attain
  English level 4 proficiency within three years or
  less through a home/school/community partnership.
• English proficiency level 5 will be a one year
  transition to a total mainstream experience.

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Research tells us

• Consistent, systematic assessment is a key
  component for successful programs
• On-going monitoring of students should be built
  into the program to determine progress
• Proficiency levels should be assessed annually
• A data base should be created

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Importance of Staff Development

• Staff members will value native culture and
  language
• ESL and regular education staff need a
  structured, sequenced staff development plan
• Collaboration is key share strategies and
  knowledge on a regular basis

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Involvement of family and community

• HMAA is one target agency
• Schools need to increase the involvement of
  families in functions, activities, volunteer
  experiences, etc.
• Parents should become active in the educational
  process of their children

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Hmong Language and Culture

• Include as unit within the 6th grade World
  Culture Class
• At secondary level include within appropriate
  curricular areas

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The Assessment Plan
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Pre-School ESL Delivery Model

• There will be two sections of Pre-school ESL
  classes to be held at Lowes Creek Early Learning
  Center
• Students will receive ESL instruction in an
  inclusive (Head Start / Early Childhood Special
  Education Pre school ESL) setting.

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ESL Delivery Model at K-2

• Within the regular education classrooms, the BEA
  will provide translation when possible
• concepts and vocabulary
• reinforce Instruction
• home/school communication

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Within the Regular Classroom, the ESL Teacher

• Provides instruction in language development
• Instruction in Boehm concepts
• Vocabulary development

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ESL Delivery Model 3-5(priority for ESL Teacher
time should be given to grades 3-5)
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BEA

• Provides support for regular education and ESL
  teachers in the classrooms

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The Middle School ESL delivery Program

• Instructional support, especially in
  reading/language arts
• Apriori teaching (pre-teaching) of academic
  content and learning strategies
• Consultation with teams
• Bilingual educational assistant support

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The High School ESL Delivery Program

• Structured academic assistance
• Language development
• Bilingual educational assistant support

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Entrance and Exit Criteria

• Language Spoken at Home
• Number of years in USA
• School progress
• Parent input
• Teacher input
• Test results
• Other information

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School Based ESL Consultation Team

• Principal
• Classroom Teacher
• Psychologist
• ESL Teacher
• Resource Teacher (reading, sp.ed., other)
• Counselor
• Social Worker
• Other

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ESL Consultation Team

• Meets monthly and as needed
• Is the team that recommends placement
• Is the team that recommends exit
• Provide direction for the ESL teacher
• All referrals must be reviewed by this team prior
  to services from ESL program

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ESL District Psychologist

• Resource for ESL Teachers
• Resource for ESL Consultation Teams
• Provide LAS oral testing for students
• Assist in difficult placement decisions
• Coordinate and assist in annual LAS testing
• Resource for alternate testing (WSAS)