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SAN ANTONIO ISD

LEAD BILINGUAL TEACHER MEETING #1

September 9, 2014

Moises Ortiz, Senior Director of Special Programs

mortiz@saisd.net

Luz García-Martin, Director of Bilingual/ESL/LOTE

lgarcia-martin@saisd.net

Naomi Escobedo

District Instructional Coach: Elementary

nescobedo@saisd.net

406 Barrera – 210-554-2590 – eFax 210-228-3138

AGENDA

• Role and Responsibilities

• Lead Teacher Forms

• Stipend Requirements

• ESL Instruction

• Assessments

• District ELL Initiatives

• Important Training Dates

OBJECTIVES

Learner Objective:

The lead bilingual teachers will understand their

role and responsibilities for the

2014-2015 school.

Language Objective:

The lead teachers will read documents, discuss

information, take notes, and make

suggestions/comments.

Bilingual Lead Teacher

Role and

Responsibilities

ROLE OF BILINGUAL LEAD TEACHER

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Bilingual Lead

Teacher Forms

BILINGUAL LEAD TEACHER FORMS

Campus After School Attendance Form

Minutes Form

Teacher Schedules

Keeping Track of Bilingual Stipend

Requirements

Receipt of Information Form

Requirements -Bilingual Teacher PD hours and Meetings

-PD Alignment with Core Subjects

WHERE DOES IT ALL

BEGIN?

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THESE TWO QUESTIONS SET OFF THE

PROCESS

1. What language is spoken in your home most of the time?

2. What language does your son or daughter speak most of the time?

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LPAC RESPONSIBILITIES

Determines LEP status after reviewing scores of entry criteria

Recommends the appropriate educational program for each LEP student

Notifies the parent about classification and obtains permission in writing for program entry

Determines the best state testing option for each LEP student (immediately prior to state assessment)

Facilitates the participation of eligible LEP students in other special programs provided by the district

Determines exit status (reclassification as Non-LEP) upon reaching state exit criteria.

Monitors progress of all LEP students including Denial students every 9 weeks. If student is failing or at risk of failing, interventions are provided. Also monitors progress of Exited students every 9 weeks for 2 years.

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PROGRAM MODELS

Transitional

Dual Language

INSTRUCTION FOR LEP STUDENTS

TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM GRADES PK-5

INSTRUCTION

First Language Development (Spanish)

Second Language Development (English)

Content Development

NOTE

Student is taught on-grade level state curriculum; teaching uses sheltered instruction procedures when teaching in English.

PROGRAM GOAL

English Proficiency

NOTE

Once a student meets state exit criteria, student exits the bilingual program and moves to general education program.

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INSTRUCTION FOR LEP STUDENTS

TWO-WAY DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM K-5 & K-8

INSTRUCTION

First Language Development (Spanish)

Second Language Development (English)

Content Development

NOTE

Student is taught on-grade level state curriculum; teaching incorporates sheltered instruction procedures when teaching in both languages.

PROGRAM GOAL

Bilingualism: English & Spanish

Biliteracy: English & Spanish Biculturalism

NOTE

Once a student meets state exit criteria, student exits LEP status, however continues in dual language program in order to meet the goal of the program.

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ESL Instruction

2014-2015

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

CHART

ESL BLOCK IMPLEMENTATION

Schedule Time: 30 minutes daily

Campus decision where the ESL block will take place. The 30 minute block must be

notated on schedule.

Evidence of ESL Learning:

- Writing Samples

- ESL Journal

Curriculum Based Assessments (CBA)

ELL Assessments -Student

-School

-District

STUDENT CODING

To clarify…

“LEP” is a status of identification for all

English Language Learners (ELL’s)

including parent who waive bilingual

services (denials)

-Chapter 89: Adaptations for Special Programs was amended. ELL

replaced LEP throughout the document.

PEIMS is an identification system used to

report to the state

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ELL STUDENT ASSESSMENTS

Woodcock-Munoz Language Survey

-New to SAISD (Fall and Spring)

-TELPAS Listening and Speaking will used after initial year

Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)

-Assesses all LEP students including denials

-Will now be used as exit criteria. Student must rate Advanced High on

Listening and Speaking on current year. If a student does not have current

year TELPAS, WMLS will be administered.

STAAR (English)

-Student may not exit if given linguistic accommodations

ESL CBA

-October 28-29, 2014

ASSESSING CAMPUSES WHO INSTRUCT

ELLS

House Bill 5

-Each campus will be rated

Campus Walk-Through Form

-ELL Initiative

Campus Summary Reports

-Comparison Charts (WMLS, TELPAS, etc.)

OVERALL DISTRICT ELL PERFORMANCE

Performance Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS)

Data system that monitors Program Areas such as Bilingual,

ESL, Career and Technology (CTE), Special Ed., and certain Title

program s under No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

-Staging

-Areas of Concern

MONITORING ELL PERFORMANCE

Crystal Reports

DISTRICT ELL

INITIATIVES

1. SHELTERED INSTRUCTION

SIOP

(Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol)

SIOP Checklist for Lesson Planning

SIOP Blast

SIOP Walk-Through Form

SIOP Trainings

EXPLORING

THE

SIOP MODEL

24 LANGUAGES ARE NOW

REPRESENTED IN THE SAISD DISTRICT

Spanish

Hindi

Danish

Russian

Finnish

Telugu

Urdu

Swahili

French

Hmong

Chinese

German

Filipino/Tagalog Romanian Czech Dutch Arabic Cantonese Vietnamese Korean Icelandic Lao Bengali Hebrew

ELL STRATEGY SURVEY

Please take a few minutes and check

off the strategies that you may have

implemented at one time to help

struggling students.

• It is a Sheltered Instructional Design

that identifies and organizes all the things you

already do as a teacher to provide support,

scaffolding, and structured academic language

for ALL students.

• It is 8 easy-to-remember components.

• It is 30 features within those components.

WHAT IS SIOP….

SIOP is

JUST good

teaching

SIOP IS GOOD TEACHING PLUS+

Purposeful teaching of

the language necessary

for English Learners to

understand content.

SHELTERED INSTRUCTION

SIOP

(Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol)

SIOP Checklist for Lesson Planning

SIOP Component and Feature Schedule

SIOP Blast

SIOP Walk-Through Form

SIOP Trainings

2. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

STANDARDS (ELPS)

ELPS Alignment Guides

ELPS Instructional Tools

ELPS Academy by Content Area of ELA, Math,

Science and Social Studies

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3. REGION 20 CO-OP

SAISD is a Region 20 Co-Op Member: Membership is for

teachers who service LEP students. Region 20 will

provide ELL support through consultation and by

providing professional development.

Courses offered marked with an asterisk/hashtag or

both are at no cost. If PD is offered during a school day,

the substitute cost is the responsibility of the school.

4. eSTAR ELL

Identify ELL students, implement a program,

and track student progress in one application.

With eStar ELL™, districts can sort students by

language in administrative reports, access test

scores, and maintain compliant state and

federal documents.

A teacher page is being developed to view

student LEP information. LPAC Coordinators

will have access to campus data.

5. BILINGUAL/ESL TASK FORCE

The Bilingual Task Force will meet to discuss

initiatives and progress of Bilingual/ESL

programs in SAISD.

Meeting Dates:

-October 8, 2014

-February 10, 2015

-May 19, 2015

6. ADDITIONAL BILINGUAL/ESL

INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES

The Bilingual/ESL/LOTE Department is applying to TEA for

funding of 4 additional instructional coaches to support

campuses. Currently there are two coaches for all SAISD

elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, special

campuses, alternative campuses, ECE Centers and Pre-K for

SA.

Changes:

Bilingual/ESL/LOTE Department Director is Luz Garcia Martin

and Moises Ortiz is Senior Director of Special Programs.

Bilingual/ESL/LOTE is listed as a special program along with

Advanced Academics.

There will be no Bilingual/ESL funds for teachers this year.

Important Dates

WMLS FOR NEW TEACHERS AND LPAC

COORDINATORS

Fall

September 30, 2014 or October 9, 2014

Burnet Learning Center

Time: 4:00-6:30 PM

Spring

February 3, 2015

Burnet Learning Center

Time: 4:00-6:30 PM

ePath registration is required.

FYI: The WMLS will be going online. Details to follow.

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ESL

CURRICULUM BASED ASSESSMENTS (CBA)

GRADES 1-5

October 28-29, 2014

Social Studies

Saturday Conference

October 18, 2014

ePath registration Required

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For More Information Contact

Bilingual / ESL/ LOTE Department at 554-2590

Moises Ortiz Senior Director, Special Programs

Moisesortiz@saisd.net

Luz García-Martin Director, Bilingual/ESL/LOTE

lgarcia-martin@saisd.net

Naomi Escobedo

Instructional Coach: Elementary

nescobedo@saisd.net

Beatriz Ramirez

Instructional Coach: Secondary

bramirez5@saisd.net

Pat Chavez

Bilingual ESL Data Specialist

pchavez@saisd.net

Diana Cervantes

Department Secretary

dcervantes@saisd.net

Maria Gomez

Department Data Clerk: Stipend Hours/PD

mgomez4@saisd.net