Dual Language Program Dr. Mary Henderson Ariana Leonard
Objectives ❏ Explain the rationale for Dual Language ❏ Describe plan for implementation ❏ Provide clarification in order to approve in January
Dual Language Committee Dr. Mary Henderson -Assistant Superintendent for Ariana Leonard - District EL/Bilingual and World Languages Learning and Leadership Development Coordinator Jane Bailey - Principal, Conrad Fischer Elementary School Mariann Lemke - Executive Director for Assessment and Program Evaluation Jennifer Barnabee - Principal, Lincoln Elementary School Megan O’Doherty - Fourth grade Teacher, Conrad Fischer Chris Ferreri - Parent, Conrad Fischer Elementary School Elementary School Hilda Gomez - Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher, Conrad Gina Padgett - Parent, Jefferson Elementary School Fischer Elementary School Claudia Valencia - Bilingual Third Grade Teacher, Conrad Fischer Lourdes Kunkel - Parent, Hawthorne Elementary School Elementary School
Why change from Transitional Bilingual Education to Dual Language?
Current Programming and Achievement Gap
Current Programming and Achievement Gap
What is Dual Language? An instructional approach that provides a challenging, enriched curriculum in two languages. Two-way Immersion ● Spanish and English ● 50% native Spanish speakers, 50% native English speakers Spanish and English taught daily Literacy is taught in both languages
Why Dual Language? ❏ Proven to close the achievement gap ❏ Equalizer in enrichment opportunities ❏ Students in Dual Language programs outperform their peers ❏ Students become bilingual, biliterate and bicultural ❏ Students are both language learners and language experts ❏ Fits the requirement for bilingual programming as mandated by the State ❏ Becoming biliterate meets the district’s goals of ensuring students are future - ready
Goals of a Dual Language Program: Bilingual, Biliterate, Bicultural ❏ Students learn to speak, read, and write in two languages ❏ Students receive content area instruction in two languages ❏ Students develop respect and appreciation for the culture of two language groups ❏ Students gain fluency in two languages while mastering a challenging curriculum and often outperforming their counterparts in monolingual education programs
Implementation Plan
Language and Content Allocation 80/20 Model ● Kindergarten: 80% Spanish, 20% English ● First Grade: 80% Spanish, 20% English ● Second Grade: 70% Spanish, 30% English ● Third Grade: 60% Spanish, 40% English ● Fourth Grade and Beyond: 50% Spanish, 50% English Content Allocation ● Kindergarten-Third Grade: All content areas in Spanish, Literacy in both ● Fourth Grade and Beyond: Literacy and Science in Spanish, Literacy, Math and Social Studies in English
Spanish Bridge English Kindergarten Language Arts, Science, K-2 (throughout each unit) Language Arts 80/20 Social Studies, Math Spanish to English: - Language Arts - Science First Grade Language Arts, Science, Language Arts - Social Studies 80/20 Social Studies, Math - Math Second Grade Language Arts, Science, Language Arts 70/30 Social Studies, Math Third Grade Language Arts Grades 3-5 (throughout Language Arts 60/40 Science each unit): Math Spanish to English: Social Studies - Language Arts Fourth Grade Language Arts Language Arts - Science 50/50 Science Math English to Spanish: Social Studies - Language Arts - Social Studies Fifth Grade Language Arts Language Arts - Math 50/50 Science Math Social Studies
Parent Interest Survey Results Projected incoming Kindergarteners: ~40 bilingual ● Spanish ~40 English- ● speaking general education
Recommendation ● Over the next 6 years, Fischer will implement Dual Language starting in Kindergarten and adding a grade level each year ● Fischer students will have priority into the program ● Parent options for Kindergarten: ○ 3 sections of Two-Way Immersion Dual Language ○ 1 section of At-Risk all-day ○ 1 section of General Education ½ day ○ Lottery ● Applications will be district-wide ● Two-Way Immersion, 80/20 Model ● Dual Language Kindergarten will be a full day program
Parent Options If I have a … My options are: ● Fischer Spanish or Two-Way Immersion ● other native language At-Risk All-Day (if eligible) ● student General Education ½ day Kindergarten (with EL services) ● Fischer English- Two-Way Immersion ● speaking student At-Risk All-Day (if eligible) ● General Education ½ day Kindergarten ● Non-Fischer Spanish Two-Way Immersion (Application/Lottery) ● or other native General Education w/ TPI services (EL eligible, Home School) ● language student General Education ½ day Kindergarten (Home School) ● Non-Fischer English- Two-Way Immersion (Application/Lottery) ● speaking student General Education ½ day Kindergarten (Home School)
Considerations ● Transportation provided to students from across the district: Cost included in state TBE/TPI grant ● May cause shifts in building placements for teachers as the program moves up one grade level per year ● The net impact on FTE is anticipated to be 0
Timeline January: Board approval, post teaching positions, interview and hire, hold parent information meetings January/February: Open lottery window, Teachers begin professional learning and curriculum development February/March: Students are selected via lottery, contact families, hold parent information sessions, conduct additional site visits March-August: Continue professional learning for teachers, parent information, continue curriculum development, create Dual Language Parent Committee
Request for January approval ❏ Approve Dual Language Two-Way Immersion program to begin in kindergarten in the 2018-19 school year at Conrad Fischer School. The program will roll up one grade per year until fully implemented at the elementary level in the 2023-2024 school year.
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