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Dual Language Programs

Regular Board Meeting August 17, 2017

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Goals for the Dual Language Program

Provide the educational environment and instruction that will allow all students to become bilingual, biliterate and bicultural Develop fluency in communication and literacy in both English and Spanish Increase academic achievement in all areas

Dual Language Redesign

Evaluate and identify areas of potential program improvement Assemble district and campus stakeholders to engage in year long in-depth study

• f best practices in language acquisition and dual language models

Develop action plans to strengthen and improve the design and implementation of the Dual Language Program

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Moving from 50:50 to 90:10

50:50 Model 90:10 Model

Students are separated by language for literacy in kinder and first grade All students receive literacy in English and Spanish Language minutes are determined by content Language minutes are determined by percentage Monolingual perspective Multilingual perspective The two languages are separated Spanish, English and the Bridge Allows students to use all of the languages in their linguistic repertoire to develop literacy

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Language Models

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Roll Out Plan

School Year 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22 Prekinder 90/10 90/10 90/10 90/10 90/10 90/10 Kinder 90/10 90/10 90/10 90/10 90/10 90/10 First 50/50 90/10 90/10 90/10 90/10 90/10 Second 50/50 50/50 90/10 90/10 90/10 90/10 Third 50/50 50/50 50/50 90/10 90/10 90/10 Fourth 50/50 50/50 50/50 50/50 90/10 90/10 Fifth 50/50 50/50 50/50 50/50 50/50 90/10

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Learning Opportunities

• Teaching for Biliteracy
• The Bridge
• Building Oracy in the Classroom
• English Language Development
• Biliteracy Rocks
• Authentic Spanish Grammar Instruction
• “El Dictado”
• Biliteracy Curriculum Development and Writing Summit
• Biliteracy for Administrators

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ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) LEP students tested Earned 1 HS LOTE credit Opt-in Students tested Earned 1 HS LOTE credit 186 169 77 43

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Middle School DL Pathway

School Year 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

2016-2017 Spanish 2 2017-2018 Discovering Language and Culture Discovering Language and Culture 2018-2019 Cultural and Linguistic Topics Cultural and Linguistic Topics Cultural and Linguistic Topics 2019-2020 Discovering Language and Culture Discovering Language and Culture Spanish 2 2020-2021 Cultural and Linguistic Topics Cultural and Linguistic Topics Spanish 2 2021-2022 Discovering Language and Culture Discovering Language and Culture Spanish 2

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National Data

STAAR 5th Grade Reading (first administration)

School District All Students Dual Language Anderson Mill 84% 76%

92%

Berkman 84% 49%

80%

Bluebonnet 84% 52%

57%

Caldwell Heights 84% 81%

95%

Callison 84% 69%

82%

Gattis 84% 79%

93%

Herrington 84% 94%

96%

School District All Students Dual Language Old Town 84% 82%

71%

Purple Sage 84% 80%

67%

Robertson 84% 69%

83%

Union Hill 84% 61%

53%

Voigt 84% 62%

74%

Wells Branch 84% 71%

79%

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STAAR 5th Grade Math (first administration)

School District All Students Dual Language Anderson Mill 89% 79%

93%

Berkman 89% 66%

69%

Bluebonnet 89% 55%

71%

Caldwell Heights 89% 90%

95%

Callison 89% 78%

96%

Gattis 89% 88%

94%

Herrington 89% 98%

96%

School District All Students Dual Language Old Town 89% 89%

88%

Purple Sage 89% 85%

80%

Robertson 89% 72%

67%

Union Hill 89% 83%

84%

Voigt 89% 76%

93%

Wells Branch 89% 71%

79%

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HOLA

HELLO

B O N J O U R CIAO SALUT

Benefits of Being Bilingual

Cognitive Linguistic Cultural Family Economic

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Looking Ahead

• Develop Biliteracy ARRC
• Create Biliteracy Unit Frameworks
• Bilingual Curriculum Coordinator
• Biliteracy Rocks
• Dual Language Learning Walks
• After School Teacher Enrichment
• District-wide Dual Language

Information Sessions

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Questions?