Language & Cultural Services
LCS Bulletin - March 2019
The Bulletin is published the first Friday of every month. We would love to share your upcoming events, educational strategies, or anything that our LCS community needs to know.
Submitting information is easy; email Lisa Cole, and be sure to add your full name, title, phone number, headline, and content. Include the who, what, where, when, and why in the body of your article so our readers will have all of the information they need. Add LCS Bulletin in the subject line of your email (so I can search and not miss anything!).
The deadline for the April publication is March 8th (Deadline has been moved up due to spring Break). Information sent after the 20th will go into the next LCS Bulletin. We look forward to your submissions! If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Cole.
TPS Indian Education Department Receives $109,000 from Cherokee Nation
Tulsa Public Schools Indian Education department received $109,000.00 from the Cherokee Nation on March 1st and plans to spend it on classroom supplies, school equipment, tutoring and field trips. The tribe allocates 38 percent of its annual car tag revenue (about $5.4 million this year)to public education and spreads the funds out across 14 northeast Oklahoma counties.
Funds provided to the schools are from the sale of tribal car tags. The Cherokee Nation allocates 38 percent of car tag revenue each year to education which provides a boost to Oklahoma public schools and fills education funding gaps.
Star Student of the Month
Congratulations Claudia Huerta, our February Star Student of the Month!
Eleventh grade Claudia Huerta has only been in the United States for 5 years. Her determination and hard work enabled her to learn enough English to make the grades required to be accepted on a transfer to Edison.
Claudia is in her third year at Edison and was nominated by her ELD teacher, Julie Reagle. “Claudia is naturally intelligent, but she is also one of the hardest working students I’ve ever worked with. She lives far from school, but she rides the bus every day because she understands the value of education. I am proud to be her teacher,” said Ms. Reagle.
Every month, Tulsa Public Schools principals, counselors and teachers nominate Hispanic students in high school for the Star Student of the Month recognition based on their successes in academics, high school involvement, leadership, improvement in grades or perhaps because they have picked themselves up and changed their life outlook. Your nominations can lift up and encourage your students!
Selected students are featured by El Nacional Media in their newspaper, website and social media platforms provided and produced in Spanish by El Nacional.
Nominations for the March Star Student of the Month can be submitted until Monday, March 4th.
Nominators should submit a completed the Student Nomination Form to jramos@elnacionalmedia.com
In the Classroom with Dual Language and Immersion
Dual Language Anchor Charts
Ms.Tascon, second grade dual language teacher at Skelly, uses anchor charts all around the classroom to scaffold learning and boost retention during language arts instruction.
Instructional Strategies from Ellevation
How Are Ellevation Instructional Strategies Impacting Your Classroom? Let Us Know!
Improve Learning Outcomes for ELs
LCS Summer Summit 2019
Tulsa Public Schools is hosting its annual Language & Cultural Services (LCS) Summer Summit this summer, July 30-31. The LCS Summer Summit celebrates the linguistic and cultural diversity that exists, not only within our district, but also across the state of Oklahoma. Proposals may focus on cultural competence; engaging community resources; best practices for English learners (ELs), dual language, immersion, or world languages; Native American heritage; immigration and/or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); or any variety of topics that support the educational achievement of diverse student populations.
We are looking forward to your participation in this exciting event! Call for proposals
will open March 11 - May 3.
Family Engagement
Ready Rosie Customized Playlists
Do you want to connect what PreK-3rd grade EL students are learning in school to home? You can make school to home connections by building and sharing customized playlists that support content and topics being covered in the students’ classes. Watch this video to show you how. Are you afraid students do not have internet access at home? Do not worry, you can create a printable version of your playlist to send home with your students.
Getting the Word Out About ReadyRosie
We have over 1800 parent/caregivers signed up for ReadyRosie. We want to continue to spread the word about ReadyRosie and engage families as they use this valuable resource. Parent/teacher conferences can be the perfect time. View this Parent-Teacher Checklist for more details on how you can connect and engage with families using ReadyRosie.
If you have any questions and need any assistance with Ready Rosie, please reach out to your ELD Coordinator.
March Tasks for ELD Teachers
- Complete ELAPs for new students
- Verify that ELD services, modifications, accommodations, and goals are current in Ellevation.
- Review data audits
- Print testing accommodations for OSTP. Screenshots and instructions on pp. 50-54 in the Ellevation Guidebook.
- Complete Oklahoma School testing Program (OSTP) preparation (refer to ELD Guidebook).
- FEL Monitoring Window is March 11- May 3. Refer to pp 93-96 in the ELD Guidebook and the March Virtual Department Meeting. You can find all of the department meetings and PowerPoints along with other helpful ELD materials at the http://bit.ly/eldonline.
- Follow up with teachers on FEL monitoring
- Complete Consult Monitoring
Professional Development, Conferences, and Learning Opportunities
March Professional Learning
ELD Professional Learning Seminar (stipend)
March 7th; 3:35 - 4:45 and 4:45 - 5:45Description: SIOP Features of Practice and Application
ELD Super Strategies Saturday (stipend)
March 9th; 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Description: SIOP features of practice and application during content instruction.
ESL Study Group
March 26th; 3:45 - 5:45
Book Study: Chapters 7 and 8 "Unlocking English Learner's Potential"
Watch the March ELD Department Meeting Here!
WIDA eLearning Professional Development
Oklahoma is a pilot state for WIDA's new eLearning modules, and Tulsa Public Schools is excited to be a part of this WIDA pilot program.
***From now through June 30, 2019, every educator in Oklahoma that has a WIDA website login or requests a WIDA website login will have free access to four self-paced eLearning modules designed to help educators use best practices in meeting the needs of their English learners.***
The modules may be used by individuals or PLCs, and each provides resources and handouts to aid educators in putting their lessons into practice. Users will be able to print professional learning certificates to document completed training(s).
Here is the process for uploading certificates for PD points:
- Sign in to Frontline and go to “My Info”
- Scan your certificate and upload it into your “My File Library”
- Complete the Historical PD record form under the FORMS tab (make sure you include the appropriate number of hours and check the box to the certificate from your library)
After the form is submitted, an email will trigger to your site principal asking him/her to review and approve the form and then those hours will be added to your transcript.
The Foundational Concepts module would be a great start for those who plan to take the Oklahoma ESL Certification exam.
You can complete the modules in any order at your own pace.
HOW DO I LEARN MORE?: Please consult this WIDA Self-Paced eWorkshops flyer.
If you have questions or do not have a WIDA login, please reach out to Lisa Cole, ELD Coordinator.
Nominations Open: 2019 Tomás Rivera Award
The Greater Tulsa Hispanic Affairs Commission is currently receiving nominations for the 2019 Tomás Rivera Award.
Each year the City of Tulsa's Greater Tulsa Area Hispanic Affairs Commission recognizes outstanding students and community members that are actively working on improving and advocating for the education of Latinx/Hispanic students with the annual Tomás Rivera Award.
The paper nomination form and criteria for recognition for both categories are listed here in English and Spanish. Nominations can also be submitted online in English and Spanish.
The nomination deadline is March 15, 2019.
Those selected for the recognition will be invited to the ceremony that will take place May 9, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.
Please contact Maricarmen Mitchell with any related questions.
Great Opportunity from Read Aloud Tech - Free Demo Access to eBooks
Read Aloud Tech is offering free demo access to their site for everyone through the end of March. Kids can read books in English or toggle between many other languages for the same book. Each book has audio and reads the page to you highlighting each word as it is read. Plus there are online quizzes, activities, and a teacher’s guide for each book.
Check out the site here. It also works on smartphones and tablets. The password is march. Select eBooks.
Hey TPS family, it’s that time again! Parent Teacher Conferences are around the corner. Plan for Language Assistance Now!
This is a friendly reminder from the Language Assistance team to start planning ahead for your school’s language assistance needs. The following steps will help you to successfully plan for PTC’s.
1. You can use your existing bilingual site staff and volunteers who have been approved as interpreters by the district.
2. You can request for an interpreter by going to our Language assistance request portal.
3. Requests must be received with a minimum of 5 days prior to the scheduled conference in order to provide a better service.
4. Don’t forget! We have Language Line as a wonderful communication resource.
Together we can ROCK the upcoming Spring PTC’s!
Scholarship Opportunities
Scholarships Available for Graduating High School Seniors
CGCS - Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarships are available to 2019 graduating high school seniors in school districts represented by the Council of the Great City Schools. Four scholarships for two males and two females --- $5,000 each --- will be awarded to two African American and two Hispanic students on behalf of the former NASA astronaut, physician and businessman, Dr. Bernard Harris. Applicants must be accepted for full‐time enrollment at a four‐ year college or university in the next academic year, and pursuing a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM). The scholarships will be awarded in May 2019.
Deadline for submissions is April 12, 2019.
Before applying, please read the scholarship application guidelines:
For additional information, please click here.
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Language & Cultural Services
Email: coleli1@tulsaschools.org
Website: www.tulsaschools.org
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