ELD Weekly Bulletin
Title III/ELD Listserv - May 16, 2016
Congratulations to our Tomás Rivera Outstanding Hispanic Scholars
Tomás Rivera was a Mexican-American author, poet, and scholar who was a strong advocate for virtue of education for Mexican-American students. Rivera was the son of migrant works and often missed school to help with parents in the fields. Even with challenge of high mobility of a migrant family, Rivera graduated high school, earned his Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Educational Administration at Texas State University, and his Ph.D. at the University of Oklahoma. Rivera served as a public school educator, college professor, vice-president of University of Texas at El Paso, and ultimately chancellor of the University of California, Riverside.
Rivera was the first in his family to attend college; the first to receive the Quinto Sol Literary Award; and the founder of the first Mexican-American chancellorship in the United States.
These honored students met the following criterion:
· Classified as a senior
· GPA of 3.0 or above
· Minimum attendance rate of 90% for the first semester of senior year
· Letter of recommendation from two teacher/counselors
· Demonstrated school and/or community leadership
Booker T. Washington HS: Carlos Ismael Rubio-Regalado, Jessica Puc
Central HS: Mike Zúñiga, Perla Díaz Nuñez
East Central HS: Lena Álvarez
Edison HS: Indra Coronado-López
Hale HS: Yakelyn Lisbett Alvarado, Joe Tellez
McLain HS: Itzel Jiménez, Jacqueline Muñiz, Alejandro Pérez Romero, Jennifer Serrano-Piedra
Memorial HS: Marlen Durán, Jared Mendoza
Rogers College HS: Brayan Rodríguez-Santos, Alejandra Ávalos Córdova
Street School: Moriaha García
Webster HS: Rocío Gutiérrez
ELD Summit 2016
REMINDER: Guidance on the Retention of English Learners
For 3rd grade students at risk of grade retention due to RSA, examine the guiding questions based on federal law and the student's Scale Score Growth Report in Ellevation to determine if the student should be retained or promoted. This information will ensure federal compliance in retention of English Learners whose performance is affected by limited English proficiency.
For additional guidance on these situations, please contact your school's ELD Coordinator.
Spanish Playground Online Summer Reading Program 2016
From Spanish Playground
We’re excited to kick off our Spanish Summer Reading Program 2016! Parents and teachers, we hope you will join us to keep kids reading and playing in Spanish this summer.
We have challenges to encourage kids to read and activities to extend language learning. There is no cost for the program. Learn more and register for the summer reading program.
Armando, the armadillo, is the Spanish Playground summer reading mascot. He proudly says Leo en español! We want your kids to do the same. Join us for a summer of Spanish reading fun!
UPDATE: W-APT in Fall 2016
We will continue to use the W-APT in fall 2016 to screen the English language proficiency of new students who speak a language other than English in the home. Sessions will be offered in late summer for new teachers and teachers new to ELD to participate in W-APT training.
EL Flex Working Group Interest Survey
We would love to have your feedback and input. If you are interested in providing feedback or input on these resources, please complete the EL Flex Working Group survey. Meetings will be scheduled as needed. Attendance is not required at all sessions. You may select which meetings you participate in based on your preferred topics of interest.
Summer ELD Professional Learning Opportunities
This summer, the Title III/English Language Development Office will be offering a variety of professional learning opportunities for teachers. All trainings are held at Wilson unless noted. Please sign up in My Learning Plan.
Interested in SIOP? SIOP provides educators with increased capacity to more effectively meet the needs of English Language Learners in content area classes. Culturally relevant materials, strategies, vocabulary features, and unique assessment techniques are presented in a lively and interactive professional learning experience.
· SIOP Review: May 24, 8:30-3:30. Stipends provided for first time participants. Classes are capped at 35.
· SIOP Advanced: May 25, 8:30-3:30. Stipends provided for first time participants. Classes are capped at 35.
· SIOP Make and Take: May 26, 8:30-3:30. Stipends are provided for first time participants. Classes are capped at 35.
· SIOP Institute: July 12-14, 8:30-3:30.
ELD Summer Summit: July 19-20, 8:30-4:15. This is a two-day conference that highlights the best practices for ELLs.
Missed an ELD Department Meeting?
ELD Weekly Bulletins for SY2015-2016
May 9, 2016 May 2, 2016 April 25, 2016 April 11, 2016 April 4, 2016 March 28, 2016 February 29, 2016 February 22, 2016 February 16, 2016 February 8, 2016 February 1, 2016 January 19, 2016 January 11, 2016 January 4, 2016 December 18, 2015 December 14, 2015 December 5, 2015 December 2, 2015 November 30, 2015 November 16, 2015 November 9, 2015 November 5, 2015 November 2, 2015 October 26, 2015 October 19, 2015 October 12, 2015 October 5, 2015 September 28, 2015 September 21, 2015 September 14, 2015 September 7,2015 August 31, 2015 August 24, 2015 August 19, 2015 August 17, 2015 August 10, 2015 August 3, 2015 July 27, 2015