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Partnering to Grow and Support Bilingual Teachers Richard Dunn, Jessica Canul Diaz, Christie McLean Kesler, Marsha Riddle Buly and Bernard Koontz WERA December 2019 Outcomes for todays session Describe strategies for successful

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Partnering to Grow and Support Bilingual Teachers

Richard Dunn, Jessica Canul Diaz, Christie McLean Kesler, Marsha Riddle Buly and Bernard Koontz WERA December 2019

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Outcomes for today’s session

  • Describe strategies for successful

partnerships between teacher education and school districts.

  • Explain the route of one Grow Your Own

paraeducator to teacher program

  • Discuss how Grow Your Own

Partnerships can help educators disrupt racial inequities in schools and communities.

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Who is in the room?

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New America Report

Teacher Talent Untapped Multilingual Paraprofessionsals Speak About the Barriers to Entering the Profession- January 2017

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Advancing Multilingual Paraprofessionals

■ information on teacher preparation pathways and state licensure policies. ■ test preparation assistance. ■ Support the creation of alternate career pathways ■ Adopt or expand performance- and competency-based approaches ■ Pilot the use of licensure exams in languages other than English for linguistically diverse candidates. ■ Clarify instructional responsibilities ■ Support and recognize paraprofessionals’ contributions to teaching and learning – aligned professional development, evaluation, and career ladder systems.

Teacher Talent Untapped, Multilingual Paraprofessionals Speak About the Barriers to Entering the Profession, Kaylan Connally, Amaya Garcia,Shayna Cook and Conor P. Willinams, New America, January 2017

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Jessica’s Journey

  • Bilingual Para-Educator
  • Bilingual Teaching Fellow
  • Dual Language Spanish teacher
  • Dual Language stand-alone teacher
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Bilingual Unit

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Conditions for GYO Success

  • Growing local demand

– 2008 opened first DL Elementary – 2019: 6 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high

  • Strategic Plan & Policy
  • Alignment of common interests

– Legislature – PESB – University – Community – District – Unions

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Collective Required to GYO

Teacher Prep Programs Unions State Programs Community Based Organizations Funders Community/ Parents/ Students Districts

Districts serve as the driver of the work. However, it takes a collective impact whole systems approach to make it work.

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How are Bilingual Teaching Fellows and Bilingual Paraeducators different?

  • Roles and responsibilities are similar, but

the Bilingual Teaching Fellow will take on greater responsibility in instruction

  • Bilingual Teaching Fellows are Level 20 on

the salary schedule

  • Bilingual Teaching Fellows will fill

vacancies when created by exiting Bilingual Paraeducators

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  • Western Washington University & Highline Public Schools

partnership

  • Washington State Alternate Route 1

employed paraeducators with a two-year associated degree

  • 2-year program leads to a Bachelors degree and teaching certificate

with elementary, ELL and bilingual education endorsements

  • Supported by the Alternative Route Block Grant
  • Forgivable loan scholarship covers most tuition costs
  • Focus on bilingual education
  • 16 bilingual teachers of color from the first cohort
  • 14 future bilingual teachers of color in the second cohort
  • Recruiting for our third cohort

Bilingual Teaching Fellows Program

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Deeper Conversations

  • Teacher Prep conversation

– Christie and Marsha

  • Mentoring and supporting

– Richard and Jessica

  • Sustaining Ongoing District Support

– Bernard

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Opportunities and Next Steps

  • What stands out to you as the major
  • pportunities?
  • Who will benefit and why does it matter?
  • What are assets in your community?
  • What are your next steps?
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Building a Bilingual Teacher Pipeline- January 2017

New America Report

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Building A Bilingual Teacher Pipeline, Bilingual Teacher Fellow at Highline Public Schools, Amaya Garcia, New America, 2017. P. 13.

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Questions?

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