Where in the World Are We International

Where in the World Are We? International & ESOL Program Albemarle County Schools 2008 -2009 Courtney Stewart, Coordinator

Virginia LEP Enrollment (VDOE http: //www. doe. virginia. gov/VDOE/Instruction/ESL/LEPEnrollment. pdf) 228% increase in 10 years

LEP Compared to all Students

Enrollment by Region (VDOE Data)

Enrollment by Region (-4) (VDOE Data) 1 3 2

Virginia Distribution of ELP (DOE Data)

ACPS LEP Enrollment Trends Fall Reports

ACPS and LEP Enrollment (Fall Report, less Pre-K)

Number of Students by School (March 2009) SCHOOL LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 M 2 M 1 EXIT TOTAL Agnor-Hurt 26 25 11 7 18 9 6 96 AHS 16 6 23 13 21 11 12 90 Baker Butler 3 4 5 2 8 2 3 24 Broadus Wood 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 8 Brownsville 0 4 1 1 2 3 1 11 Burley 2 9 5 13 8 11 6 48 23 33 17 13 8 4 3 98 Crozet 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 7 Greer 36 32 11 11 10 11 9 111 Henley 1 1 2 8 2 3 5 17 Hollymead 16 14 4 5 6 5 10 50 Jouett 11 4 12 14 10 10 8 61 Merywether Lewis 1 3 1 0 0 6 Monticello 9 6 10 7 3 7 9 42 Murray E. 3 2 2 2 13 Red Hill 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 5 Scottsville 0 0 0 0 Stone Robinson 3 3 0 0 2 1 1 9 Stony Point 0 0 1 2 1 4 Sutherland 1 4 6 4 6 20 Walton 1 0 3 0 1 4 1 9 Western Albemarle 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 4 Woodbrook 7 10 9 5 4 38 Yancey 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 6 167 165 127 107 116 95 93 777 21% 16% 14% 15% 12% 100% Cale Total Percent of Total

LEP Distribution Division by Level

LEP Distribution Schools by Level

2008 -2009 52 Languages Spanish 422 English 8 Telugu 3 Twi 2 Chinese. Mandarin 59 Greek 8 Tigrinya 3 Armenian 1 Korean Serbo 52 Croatian 8 Bengali 2 Bosnian 1 Russian 25 Farsi 7 Bulgarian 2 Catalan 1 Turkish 16 Japanese 6 Ewe 2 Chinese-Yue 1 Arabic 14 Urdu 6 Georgian 2 Hausa 1 Burmese 13 Albanian 5 Hebrew 2 Indonesian 1 German 13 Portugese 5 Italian 2 Maimai 1 French 11 Amharic 3 Panjabi 2 Marathi 1 Hindi 11 Kachin 3 Patois 2 Persian 1 Mayalayam 11 Norwegian 3 Swahili 2 Polish 1 Vietnamese 11 Tagalog 3 Thai 2 Shanghainese 1 3 Tshivenda 2 Tiwa, Northern 1 Nepali 9 Tamil

2008 -2009 64 Countries United States 324 Sudan Mexico 131 Iraq 6 Bulgaria Bosnia & 2 Herzegovina 1 5 Costa Rica 2 Canada 1 Korea, South 39 Brazil 4 Ethiopia 2 Cote D'lvoire 1 Honduras 32 Chile 4 Ghana 2 Croatia 1 El Salvador 25 France 4 Greece 2 Kazakastan 1 India 23 Guatemala 4 Israel 2 Macedonia 1 Russian 22 Kenya 4 Jamaica 2 Nigeria 1 China 18 Pakistan 4 Liberia 2 Panama 1 Myanmar 8 Afghanistan 3 South Africa 2 Poland 1 Nepal 8 Georgia 3 Uzbekistan 2 Puerto Rico 1 Thailand 8 Guyana 3 Yugoslavia 2 Samoa 1 Turkey 8 Japan 3 Armenia 1 Singapore 1 Colombia 6 Norway 3 Azerbaijan 1 Somalia 1 Congo, DR 6 Philippines 3 Bahamas 1 Switzerland 1 Germany 6 Ukraine 3 Barbados 1 Taiwan 1 Iran 6 Argentina 2 Belize 1 Yemen 1

Refugees: 81 • • • • Afghanistan Iraq Nepal Myanmar Russia (Meskhetian Turks) Somali Bantu Sudan DRC Liberia Ethiopia Bosnia Central America South America

2008 -2009 ESOL Staffing Elementary— 16 schools Middle— 5 schools High— 4 CATEC 19 full-time teachers 7 part-time+ teachers 3 hourly teachers 3 teacher assistants 1 full-time parent liaison position 2 intake specialists 1 coordinator

Targets • Literacy through content • Parent Involvement and Family Support • Identification/Referral Systems • Professional Development • Newcomer Support • College/University and Vocational partnerships

Instructional Program 1. Sheltered Instruction 2. ESOL Classes 3. Collaborative Models Funding Title III Instructional Budget Grants

Support Programs • • • CATEC/ESOL collaboration Newcomer Center Conversation Partners Home tutoring Intake Center Family Support Workers Latina Girls Big Brothers, Big Sisters Latina Girls Pre-K/Head Start/Bright Stars

Outreach Adult Education Program Title I Collaboration Parent Programs Interpreters and Translation Support Volunteer Programs University Partnerships (UVA, GMU) Ongoing Professional Development

Challenges • • • Interrupted schooling/mobility LEPs born in the US Staffing/tutoring Adjusting Program to meet changes NCLB Testing Requirements Special Education testing

Triumphs • • • Exceed Progress and Proficiency Targets Graduation rates are excellent Responsive Programs Focus on Intervention/SBIT LEP membership group a plus Highly qualified and trained teachers