Bilingual/ESL/World Languages Education Department “Building World Class Language Programs for ALL students” Carolina R. Gonzales, Director Doris Perez, Specialist Carlos Molina, Translator Lucy Tenorio, Secretary

District Overview Dual Language Program

12,063 students 98% Hispanic 91% Economically Disadvantaged 14% Bilingual 4% ESL 9% Special Education 6% Gifted and Talented *Based on PEIMS submission data from Fall 2013

10 Elementary Schools 7 one way dual language 3 two way dual language 3 Middle Schools 1 two way dual language 2 ESL content based 2 High Schools Will implement two way dual language in DAEP 1 Fine Arts Academy STEM Academy

ONE WAY Classes are made up of only ONE type of student. Those who are identified as English Language Learners. *May also include less than 1/3 non-ELLs. Schools: Gardendale, Roosevelt, LBJ, HB Gonzalez, Cisneros, Stafford, and Perales TWO WAY Classes are made up of TWO types of students. Those who are focused on learning Spanish (non-ELL) and those who are focused on learning English (ELL). Schools: Las Palmas, Loma Park, *Winston and *ET Wrenn Middle School * EISD dual language magnet schools

EISD follows a 90/10 model 90% of the instruction is in Spanish and 10% is in English at the beginning of the program. Gradually more English is integrated which builds language literacy in both English and Spanish by 5 th grade.

Elementary Schools Wrenn Middle School High Schools Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Sixth-Eighth Ninth Grade Lectura/ Escritura Lectura/ Escritura Lectura/ Escritura Lectura/ Escritura Lectura/ Escritura Reading/ Writing English Language Arts English I-IV Matemáticas Matemáticas Matemáticas Mathematics Estudios Sociales Estudios Sociales Estudios Sociales Estudios Sociales Estudios Sociales Estudios Sociales Social Studies Social Studies Science Ciencias Ciencias English Language Development English Language Development Spanish Language Development Spanish Language Development Spanish Language Development Elective

Strong leadership and administrative support Campus staff support for program Staff meetings, bilingual school environment Qualified instructional personnel Application process to ensure quality teachers Staff development and DL Conferences (TABE, NABE, SAAABE, TESOL) Program duration of 5-7 years Resources, student recruitment Promotion of the benefits of bilingualism Parent and staff meetings Strong home/school collaboration Parent support and commitment

SubjectDual Language (21 students) *include LEP and Non- LEP All 8 th grade students Science71%53% Social Studies67%48% Reading *cumulative 80%79% Math *cumulative 73%70% Algebra I100% *includes only DL students 50% *includes middle and high school

Continue to support the two-way dual language programs We are planning to expand to both KHS and MHS for Create recognition awards at 5 th and 8 th grade that focus on bilingualism Restructure of Spanish courses at middle school to support AP and dual language