Cobb County School District Title I and Title III Programs

Instructional Leaders’ Meeting May 2011 Cobb County School DistrictInstructional Leaders’ Meeting May 2011 Cobb County School District

“There is nothing as UNEQUAL as treating UN-EQUALS, EQUALLY.”

Blanchard, K.; Zigarmi, P. and Zigarmi, D. (1985) “Leadership and the One Minute Manager”

Title I

Rose Garden 1870 Teasley Rd.Smyrna, 30080

Connie Carter, SupervisorFran White, ConsultantYonnie Pope, Consultant

What is Title I?

• a federal program that assists schools with high poverty

• funds/resources are used to increase ACADEMIC skills - funds to be used to SUPPLEMENT what the district allocates

How does a District receive funding?

•District Improvement Plan

•Consolidated Application

What does the Consolidated Application budget?

•Title I School•Set Asides

What are the mandated Set Asides?

• SES• CHOICE• Parental Involvement• Professional Development

Parental Workshop Opportunity

DADS Conference Garrett Middle School Saturday, May 14th

Professional Development Workshop Opportunity

Culturally Relevant Learning Strategies Workshop

Monday, June 13th

Title I thanks you for your support!

Title III

Bonjour!

¡Hola!

Hello!Bom Dia!

Marhba!

Zdravstvuy!

Nihou!

Bon Giorno!

Guten Tag!

CCSD Stats

• 8,222 ESOL students~6,000 in ES~1,000 in MS~1,000 in HE

• Approximately 2,000 ESOL-monitored• ESOL students in EVERY CCSD school• Over 80 languages and countries• Over 10,000 immigrant students

What is the purpose of Title III?

To help ensure that limited English proficient (LEP) children, including immigrant children and youth, attain English language proficiency and meet the same standards that all children are expected to meet.

Section 3102

The Law

o Title I, Section 1112

o NCLB Title III, Sections 3113, 3212, 3213, 3247, 3302

o Georgia State Education rule 160-4-5-.02 Language Assistance: Program for English Language Learners

The Law

oLau v. Nichols (1974)oCasteñeda v. Pickard (1981)oPlyler v. Doe (1982)oOCR Enforcement Policy 1991

Some Requirements of NCLB...o Administration the Home Language Survey to

all students

o Identification of all students whose native language is not English

o Initial assessment English language proficiency (30 days, 2 weeks)

o  Annual assessment of English language proficiency

Some Requirements of NCLB...

o English language development standards aligned to academic content standards

o  Participation in state testing

o  School – Home communication in language that parents understand

o Qualification of teachers

o  Parental Notification

INTERNATIONAL WELCOME CENTER

1560 Joyner Avenue Marietta, Georgia  30060

678-331-3086Fax 678-331-3964

INTERNATIONAL WELCOME CENTER

1560 Joyner Avenue Marietta, Georgia  30060

678-331-3086Fax 678-331-3964

International Welcome CenterFacilitates School/Home Communication

School Climate & Invitational Learning

Web Page Resources

Dial Out in Multiple Languages

Multiple Language

Services

Translation (written)

Interpretation (oral)

Workshops

Different Cultures

Educational System TransAct

International Family Involvement

1. Train the trainer

2. Workshops for Parents

3. Parent Liaison & Networking Conference

Professional Learning

Languages

1. Portuguese

2. Spanish

3. Korean

4. Translation for Bilingual Personnel

International/ESOL Students Intake

Middle and High School

1. Testing and Placement

2. Transcript Evaluation

Middle and High School

1. Master in

Salamanca at Walton HS

2. Middlebury University

Migrant Program

Plaza Comunitaria

Language Facilitators

Facilitate communication

Facilitate community resources and materials in the parents’ native language

Aim to bridge cultural differences

• Facilitate School-Home Communication• Multilingual workshops - various topics of interest to

schools - parents & community stakeholders• Cultural diversity presentations to parents & school

staff• Translate School Related Documents• Interpret School Related Meetings

• RTI Meetings• IEP Meetings • Parent Conferences• Hearings

Translation & Interpretation

Languages availableSpanish, Portuguese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, French, Haitian Creole, Arabic, Farsi, Swahili, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Hindi Other languages available upon request

Migrant Program

Identification of students, whom to assess?

Home Language SurveyCCSD Student Enrollment Form (JF-5)

Student Registration Form - English

Student Registration Form - Korean

Spanish, Portuguese

Middle and High School Levels@International Welcome Center• Language Assessment• Course and Grade Placement • Transcript Evaluation

International/ESOL Student Intake

Elementary School Level@Local School•Language Assessment•Grade Placement

Intake and Placement

W-APT assessment tool, known as the "screener", is used to measure the English language proficiency of students who have recently arrived in the U.S.

IEL Program

• Short-term intensive English support for newly arrived immigrant students

•MS/HS: 50% - 75%

•ES: 25% - 50%

• From basic language development to language academic language acquisition

ESOL Instructional Resources

ELP Standards

W-APT "screener”

Assessment

ACCESS for ELLs®

WIDA Can Do Descriptors WWW.WIDA.US

Lesson Planning

Content ObjectivesContent Objectives

Language ObjectiveLanguage Objective

Key VocabularyKey Vocabulary

Supplemental MaterialsSupplemental Materials

Background KnowledgeBackground Knowledge

Adaptation of ContentAdaptation of ContentComprehensible InputComprehensible Input

ModelingModelingLanguage DomainsLanguage Domains

Hands OnHands On

Differentiated AssessmentDifferentiated Assessment

Student GroupingStudent Grouping

ScaffoldingScaffolding

StandardsStandards

MeaningfulMeaningful

VisualsVisuals

Learning StylesLearning Styles

Bloom’s TaxonomyBloom’s Taxonomy

Professional Learning

• ESOL EndorsementCulture, Linguistics, Methods

• Languages: Spanish, Korean, Portuguese

• Integrating Technology into the ESOL Classroom