A Snapshot of Secondary and Summer Programs in the CBOCES in

Colorado

(Northern Region)

Presenter:

Mark Rangel – Instructional Program Coordinator -CBOCES

2013 NASDME Conference

Newcomer students are recent immigrants who have little or no English proficiency and who may have had limited formal education in their native countries.

The next few slides will highlight

a Newcomer Academy

in Fort Morgan, Colorado.

What is a newcomer?

MENA – Migrant Education Newcomer AcademyGoals of the program

• Establish a bridge between newcomer needs and existing language support system

• Develop English language skills

• Help newcomers acculturate to

U. S. schools

• Make newcomers aware of educational expectations and opportunities

• Create connections to existing community resources

Program Design

Must match student needs with District resources

• Use of migrant funds

• Potential for other grants

Program structure-half day program

Off campus site

Secured curriculum materials and tools

Provide extended time for learning

• Integration within regular school, extracurricular activities, etc. Ex. Reading to elementary students

Must match student needs with

District resources• Use of migrant funds• Potential for other grants

Program structure-half day programming

Off campus site

Secured curriculum materials and tools

Provide extended time for learning• Integration within regular school, extracurricular activities, etc. Ex. Reading to elementary students

Program Design

LEARN Consortium –Migrant Literacy Net

MENA – Migrant Education Newcomer AcademyPartnerships

• OMC- Community Integration for students and Parents

• Workforce Center – Job readiness skill development

• SARA Inc. – relationships

• CSU Extension Program – Hands on Science lessons in robotics

• Doctoral Students from UNC and DU- Group counseling

• Colorado Heights University – community presentations and campus visit

• Cargil Meat Solutions – donation of SMART Board system $4000

• Entrance Criteria – school referrals, pre-assessment of English language proficiency (CELA PLACE Test), transcripts of formal educational experiences.

• Exit Criteria – Formative and Summative Assessments (Inside/Edge Curriculum, LEARN Consortium assessments, A+ courseware assessments, CELA PRO state assessment, CSAP Assessment) These assessments as well as instructor observations and recommendations will provide a body of evidence to determine each student’s completion of services.

Entrance and Exit Criteria

Turn to your shoulder partner and discuss ideas about creating a

newcomer academy in your area.

What would it take?

Shoulder Partner Activity

-Migrant Camp visits

-Instructional Services; MP3 Players with ESL lessons

-Support Services; OSY bags, dental kits, and more

-Re-engaging visits

-GOAL Academy • Community ESL and GED prep program partnerships

-Traditional High School

-Project READY- Resources for the Education And Development for Youth

• Designed to serve Out Of School Youth (OSY) Migrant students and At-risk high school migrant students in language development, workforce readiness development, GED Preparation, and academic support.

OSY

Migrant Learning Labs – Fort Morgan

• Two labs (MENA & Pioneer Elem.)

• C.A.I. and Direct instruction

ARAR – (Advancing Refugee Academic Readiness)

• Grant from LFS to FMSD. (a number of the refugee students also migrant)

• Used LEARN Consortium Materials

Math Masters Curriculum

2012 Summer Programs• Bi –National Consortium

• Two teachers assigned to the Fort Morgan summer program in July.

• Received training in Math Masters

• FM MEGA Dolores DelCampo served as host family.

• Great collaboration: (CDE, Bi-National Consortium, CBOCES and Morgan County School District.

• Added an additional teacher at Pioneer site to run an additional Math Master program.

CBOCES Greeley Programs• School Readiness (Si Sail) Success in School and in Life –

3-5 year olds, focus on Newcomer families.

• Family Literacy Program – Elementary school age families. • reading, writing, and speaking in English and native language

• Pre K – 5th grade and Parents

MEP funded District Programs-Fort Lupton District- K-12 grade during the month of June

-Yuma School District- ESL class for migrant parents

2012 Northern Region Summer Programs

Migrant Learning Labs – Fort Morgan

• Two labs (MENA & Pioneer Elem.)

• C.A.I. and Direct instruction

• Use LEARN Consortium Materials

2013 Summer Programs• Bi –National Consortium

• Two teachers assigned to the Fort Morgan summer program in June.

• FM MEGA Dolores DelCampo served as host family.

• Great collaboration: (CDE, Bi-National Consortium, CBOCES and Morgan County School District.

Middle School Readiness Transitional

Program-Greeley

High School Readiness Transitional

Program- Fort Morgan

2012 2013 Summer Transitional Programs

Post Secondary Partnerships

Turn to your shoulder partner and discuss possible post-secondary partners in your area that you work with or who could contact

about becoming a partner

Shoulder Partner Activity

Next Steps:• Continue to explore and develop partnerships with post-

secondary options for students Replicate MENA and Project READY in other school districts in our service area.

• Continue to seek community partnerships for educational programming.

• Share best practices with programs in state and nationally.

Questions?

Mark Rangel – Instructional Program Coordinator CBOCES

mrangel@cboces.org

http://markrangel.weebly.com

http://menamorganre3.weebly.com

http://markrangel.wordpress.com

Office: 970-352-7404 ext. 1122

Contact Information:

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B O C E S Board of Cooperative Educational Services

www.cboces.org