1. Welcome to Morris Brandon
Rising Kindergarten Parent Information Session
Dual Language Immersion
January 24, 2017

2. Today’s Agenda 4 Rotations Based on your #
Follow rotation schedule on your agenda
A Day in the Life of DLI at Brandon (gym)
Why DLI? (the research behind the program) (Media Center)
Parent Panel (hear from current parents about their experience) (Music Room)
Classroom Observation (see DLI in action!) (meet outside Media Center)

3. A Day in the Life of DLI

4. What Does DLI Look Like? Program Attributes Program Research
50% of core academic instruction occurs in the target language (Spanish)
Academic content is not translated in the English classroom; the Spanish classroom is not the same content as the English classroom translated. Rather it is new, related content.
Language learning and content learning are integrated. Students learn new content while learning a new language.
The Spanish classroom is a 100% immersion environment; no English is spoken except by students as they learn the target language
it will take 1-3 years for students to acquire conversational language
it will take 5-7 years for academic language development
it takes a least 600 hours to acquire some language proficiency (this equates to the end of 1st/beginning of 2nd grade for us)

5. A Kindergarten School Day
4 hours of core content instruction
ELA/Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies
1 hour for recess and lunch
90 minutes for Specials
Art, Music, PE, Technology, Guidance, Media Center, Science Lab, Parent Volunteer, Extra Recess

6. DLI vs. Traditional
2 teachers: switch from English to Spanish or vice versa after 2 hours of core content instruction
5 core content areas:
Math
English Language Arts/Reading
Spanish Language Arts/Reading
Science
Social Studies
1 Homeroom teacher for the entire day who teaches all core content in English only
4 core content areas:
Math
English Language Arts/Reading
Science
Social Studies

7. Example DLI Student Schedule
Time
Class
Subject(s)
8-9:50
English Classroom
ELA/Reading, SS or Sci, Math reinforcement
9:55-10:50
Spanish Classroom
Math, SS or Sci
10:55-11:25
Lunch
Lunch with all of K
11:25-11:55
Recess
Recess with all of K
12-12:40
Special
1 of: Art, Music, PE, Technology, Science Lab, Parent Volunteer, Extra Recess
12:45-1:30
1:35-2:20
Spanish ELA, SS or Sci

8. A/B Weeks Classes follow one schedule for an entire week
They alternate schedules each week to not always have Spanish Literacy in the PM, for example.
A color is on the door to remind them which HR to start in (each HR assigned a color at beginning of the year…will align with Hive next year)

9. Integration with non-DLI classes
Lunch
Recess
Field Trips
Performances
Hives
Teacher Planning/Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

10. Monitoring Student Learning
STAR assessments
Math assessments
Spanish literacy assessments
DLI vs non-DLI quarterly comparisons

11. DLI after Kindergarten
Cohort model
Add 2 spots in 1st grade (priority given to Spanish speakers)
Similar daily schedule to K
In 2nd-5th grade, will gain 2 hours and 15 minutes weekly to the core instructional day
No other language (ex. French)

12. Registration and Application Process
Follow regular registration process and procedures
Registration packets mid-March
Application is one page in the packet
Turn in with a completed registration packet
Due June 1st (it is NOT first come, first served)
Lottery week of June 5th (specific date will be included on application)
Fill 23 of the 25 seats in each HR; save 2 seats for native Spanish speakers
If not full by end of July, fill with waiting list before Day One

13. Questions??