LIFE IN A HIGH SCHOOL DUAL LANGUAGE/ELL PROGRAM Mishelle L. Jurado M.A.

Spanish Language Arts and Bilingual Coordinator Albuquerque High School

Albuquerque, New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

One of the largest school districts in the country with 87,000 students

11 comprehensive high schools 5 have Bilingual programs at different stages

LA ESCUELA AHS

Oldest and proudest school in the State of New Mexico Centrally located Values diversity

NM GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

4 English 4 Math 3 Lab Science 3 Social Studies 1 PE 9 Elective credit 1 concurrent, online, or advanced placement/honor class 25 total credits

ELL PROGRAM

Students are tested in ACCESS from WIDA. Testing has been more organized in the last two years 30 students this year tested out of ELL status Non Spanish ELL are followed in their classes Limited access to Spanish while in a ELL status Spanish LA a must for all ELL’s whose home language is

Spanish to continue to develop home language literacy, a transferable skill

Encouragement, Encouragement and más!

DUAL LANGUAGE

 FRESHMAN YEAR

Algebra I (en español)/ Honores, English 9/honors, Biología 9/analitical, New Mexico History/Health, Artes de Lenguaje en español I, Physical Education, Elective 

Elective Recommendations: Art I, Woods, Culinary Arts, Baile Folklorico, Mariachi

3rd Language Opportunity: French

DUAL LANGUAGE

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Geometry/geometría, English 10/honors, Integarated Science/química, Historía del Mundo Regular o Historia del Mundo AP, Artes de Lenguaje en español II, Elective, Elective

Elective Recommendations: Art I, Woods, Culinary Arts, Baile Folklorico, Mariachi

3rd Language Opportunity: French,

DUAL LANGUAGE

JUNIOR YEAR Algebra II , Química/física, English 11/honors, United

States History or Historia de los Estados Unidos AP, español IV lenguaje AP, Elective, Elective 

Elective Recommendations: Psychology, Chicano Studies, Native American Studies, Baile Folklórico, Mariachi

3rd Language Opportunity: French

DUAL LANGUAGE

SENIOR YEAR Transitions to College Math or Pre-Calculus, Física, English

12/honors,, Gobierno de los EEUU/Economia, español V literature AP, Elective

Elective Recommendations: Chicano Studies, Native American Studies, Baile Folklorico, Mariachi

3rd Language Opportunity: French, Italian, German Take Bilingual Seal exam- must qualify with the necessary

course work

AHS/APS BILINGUAL SEAL

STAFF DIVERSITY

Native Speakers Heritage Speakers Second Language Speakers

CHICANO/LATINO STUDIES

MARIACHI Y BAILE FOLKLORICO

LEADERSHIPMENTES ABIERTAS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

WIDA/Testing Co-teach units with

teachers/classroom observations School wide education on who and

what Bilingual students are

GROWTH

Freshman class 22% Sophomore class 27% Junior class 34% Need more funding and teachers to accommodate all the

students who wish to be in program

OUR FUTURECLASS OF 2015

WHAT DO WE DO?