English as a Second Language

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English as a Second Language Program / Service
Delivery Enhancements
Carla Williams, ESL Coordinator
December 11, 2007
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Federal Definition of a Limited English
Proficient Student

• An LEP student is classified as one
• (A.) who is aged 3 through 21
• (B.) who is enrolled or preparing to enroll in
  an elementary school or secondary
• school
• (C.) (i.) who was not born in the United States
  or whose native language is a
• language other than English and who comes from
  an environment
• where a language other than English is dominant
• OR
• (ii.) (I.) who is a Native American or
  Alaska Native, or a native resident
• of outlying areas and
• (II.) who comes from an environment where
  a language other than
• English has had a significant impact on the
  individuals level of
• English language proficiency
• OR
• (iii.) who is migratory, whose native language
  is a language other than
• English, and who comes from an environment
  where a language other
• than English is dominant

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ESL Program Enrollment in Virginia
Total ESL enrollment for 1995 22,716 Total ESL
enrollment for 2006 78,216 VDOE data as of
7/2007
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ESL Program Enrollment in Newport News Public
Schools
2007 student data as of 10/16/2007
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Most Commonly Spoken Languages by LEP Students
in Virginia Public Schools
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Most Commonly Spoken Languages by LEP Students in
Newport News Public Schools
35 total languages represented in NNPS
Chart data shown represents actual student
count as of 10/16/07
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Adequate Yearly Progress Data
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Adequate Yearly Progress Data
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Program / Service Delivery Enhancements

• Program Development
• ESL K-12 Curriculum
• Alignment with NNPS English Curricula
• New High School Courses
• ESL I
• ESL II
• ESL III
• ESL IV
• English Credit or Elective Credit
• ESL Language and Cultures I
• ESL Language and Cultures II
• World Language Credit or Elective Credit

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Program / Service Delivery Enhancements
ESL I Survival Vocabulary, Grammar, Language
Patterns, Oral Communication, Aspects of U.S.
Culture
ESL II Increased Vocabulary, Expanded Grammar,
Improve Listening, Reading Comprehension, Oral
and Writing Skills, American Customs, History,
Geography
Graduation
ESL IV Expand vocabulary for daily living
skills, Competencies, and Standardized tests
Master reading comprehension to include
research Cause and Effect Sequencing Concepts
rather than literal translation Review grammar
usage Strengthen written communication
ESL III Expand Vocabulary in test-taking
terminology, Idioms, Increase Grammar, Listening
and Reading Comprehension for standardized test
preparation, Improve writing through dictations,
note-taking, etc
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Program / Service Delivery Enhancements

• ESL Language and Cultures I and II
• Students will
• Develop vocabulary to express aspects of American
  Culture
• Awareness of environment of the U.S.
• Read for Cross-Cultural Information
• Communicate and exchange ideas and information
• Listen perceptively
• Develop survival skills and functional vocabulary
• Develop career goals
• Provide background information about American
  culture
• Integrate technology
• Students have the opportunity to experience the
  United States culture and customs through the
  printed word and use of hands-on materials such
  as phone books, money, calendars, and much more.
  The students will also have an introduction to
  American history and principles of basic math
  integrated into the study of culture and customs

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Program / Service Delivery Enhancements

• Service Delivery
• New ESL Elementary Site
• Continue Sedgefield Elementary ESL Program
• Partnership with Regent University
• 16 achievement increase in all core content
  areas
• Close General Stanford ESL Program
• Add Nelson Elementary ESL Program
• Effective Site-Based Approach
• Talented and Gifted Program
• Buses currently used on Fort Eustis
• Increase in ESL enrollment
• Utilize buses
• Decrease transit time for students

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Program / Service Delivery Enhancements

• Capacity Building
• Professional Development
• TESOL National Conference
• VATESOL Regional Conference
• VESA Conference
• Rising Stars Summit / OELA Conference
• In-House Professional Development
• ESL Coordinator
• ESL Teachers
• Increase Parental Involvement
• Translation of documents
• No Child Left Behind Notification Letter
• Adult ESL Courses
• Cultural Celebrations at ESL Sites

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Program / Service Delivery Enhancements

• Infrastructure
• ESL Welcome Center
• Initial Assessment / Assistance with Registration
  / Parental Involvement / Adult ESL Courses
• Centralized location in NNPS
• Full-time Bilingual ESL Assessment Specialist
• Half-time ESL Registrar
• ESL Policies and Procedures Manual
• Clear, Common Division-Wide Language

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Program / Service Delivery Enhancements

• Infrastructure, Continued
• Staffing
• Pre-Kindergarten
• 1 ESL Teacher
• Elementary (Sedgefield / Nelson)
• 8 ESL Teachers (4 at Sedgefield / 4 at Nelson)
• Middle (Gildersleeve / Dozier)
• 2 ESL Teachers
• 2 Instructional Assistants
• High (Warwick / Denbigh)
• 2 full-time ESL Teachers
• 2 half-time ESL teachers

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Program / Service Delivery Enhancements

• Expected Outcomes
• Increased ESL student achievement in language
  development and across curricula division-wide
• Increased ESL student enrollment
• Increased parental involvement
• Increased NNPS awareness of ESL methodology and
  overall program