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Multilingual Education in the Buffalo Public Schools July 27, 2010 Multilingual Education Community Meeting International School #45 Tamara O. Alsace, Ph.D., Director
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Multilingual Education Department ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Total BPS LEP/ELL Population  2004-2010
LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH  SPOKEN BY ELL/LEP STUDENTS IN THE BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Total:  73 Languages   Total:  73 Languages
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What instructional programs  do we provide? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Bilingual Education Program Sites 2005 2010 School 3 K-5 K-6 School 30 PK-8 PK-8 School 33 PK-6 PK-8 School 64 PK-K PK-4 School 76 3-8 (PK-2 @36) PK-8 High School Grover ,[object Object]
Freestanding ESL  Program 2005 2010 # Elementary Schools 16 13 # High Schools 10 16 # ESL Teachers 65 83 # Teacher Aides 5 20
Commissioner’s Regulations  Part 154 English  Proficiency Levels Based on  NYSESLAT Grades:  Kindergarten to 8  Grades: Grades 9 - 12 Units of  ESL Units of ELA Units of NLA Units of ESL Units of ELA Units of NLA Beginning 2 0 1 3 0 1 Intermediate 2 0 1 2 0 1 Advance 1 1 1 1 1 1
Dual Language Immersion Program Inclusion in District specialized programs (e.g. vocational, gifted, etc.)   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
SIFE/Newcomers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Effective academic interventions and support services  Acculturation support for newly arrived students and their families (Students with Interrupted Formal Education)
Assessment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
NYS ELA at or above standard 4 Year Summary Formerly Limited English  Proficient Students
BPS English Language Arts (ELA)  Limited English Proficiency Students  4 Year Summary Percent At or Above Proficiency (Levels 3 & 4) 2005-06  2006-07  2008-09  2009-10
BPS Mathematics  Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Students  4 Year Summary Percent At or Above Proficiency (Levels 3 & 4)
NYS Math at or above standard  4 Year Summary  Formerly Limited English  Proficient Students
Outreach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Outreach (cont.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Professional  Learning Opportunities 2008-09 2009-10 Understanding ELLs 70 334 SIOP I 46 133 NYSESLAT 66 (ESL) 147 (all) Native Language Arts 9 20 Part 154 Regulations 35 51 Teacher Aides 120 53
Council of Great City Schools Report ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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CGCS Positive Findings ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
CGCS Areas of Concern ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
CGCS Recommendations (85) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Buffalo Public Schools Multilingual Advisory Committee mtg.7 27-10

  • 1. Multilingual Education in the Buffalo Public Schools July 27, 2010 Multilingual Education Community Meeting International School #45 Tamara O. Alsace, Ph.D., Director
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  • 5. Total BPS LEP/ELL Population 2004-2010
  • 6. LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH SPOKEN BY ELL/LEP STUDENTS IN THE BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Total: 73 Languages Total: 73 Languages
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  • 12. Freestanding ESL Program 2005 2010 # Elementary Schools 16 13 # High Schools 10 16 # ESL Teachers 65 83 # Teacher Aides 5 20
  • 13. Commissioner’s Regulations Part 154 English Proficiency Levels Based on NYSESLAT Grades: Kindergarten to 8 Grades: Grades 9 - 12 Units of ESL Units of ELA Units of NLA Units of ESL Units of ELA Units of NLA Beginning 2 0 1 3 0 1 Intermediate 2 0 1 2 0 1 Advance 1 1 1 1 1 1
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  • 17. NYS ELA at or above standard 4 Year Summary Formerly Limited English Proficient Students
  • 18. BPS English Language Arts (ELA) Limited English Proficiency Students 4 Year Summary Percent At or Above Proficiency (Levels 3 & 4) 2005-06 2006-07 2008-09 2009-10
  • 19. BPS Mathematics Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Students 4 Year Summary Percent At or Above Proficiency (Levels 3 & 4)
  • 20. NYS Math at or above standard 4 Year Summary Formerly Limited English Proficient Students
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  • 23. Professional Learning Opportunities 2008-09 2009-10 Understanding ELLs 70 334 SIOP I 46 133 NYSESLAT 66 (ESL) 147 (all) Native Language Arts 9 20 Part 154 Regulations 35 51 Teacher Aides 120 53
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Editor's Notes

  1. Insert a map of your country.
  2. Over 70 Nepali are Bhutanese
  3. Since 2006, We have expanded bilingual education to Grade 6 at School 3, to Grade 8