Review of the SPS Transitional
Bilingual Education Program
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Presentation:
View a
presentation on the review of bilingual education.
[Click here for the PDF
file.]
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As part of
eliminating the achievement gap, we must be sure we are meeting the
needs of our English Language Learners. |
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| In the 2002-2003 school year,
Seattle Public Schools will begin reviewing the Transitional
Bilingual Education Program to ensure that we are best meeting the
academic needs of our students that are English Language Learners.
The process for this review will include: |
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- Program
alignment around standards
- Community
alignment
- Review of
our program structure
- Capital
Project
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| Timeline: TwoYear Process |
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Who will do the
work?
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Consultants: |
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Dr. Richard Gomez, Office of
the State Superintendent of Public Inst.
Role: National Best Practices Research |
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Dr. Tom
Stritikus
Role: TBE Program evaluation
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Tony Wagner, National Expert, Co-Director of
the Change Leadership Group
Role: Community Engagement Process
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Advisory
Committee:
Representation from staff, parents, and community |
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Role: The committee
will serve as a resource to the public engagement process and
participate in the review of the research and evaluation
findings.
We will
explore many issues related to the academic support for our
students, such as:
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- How do we
align services for English Language Learners (ELL) with
standards?
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- How do we
improve the quality of instruction to ensure high levels of
achievement for every ELL student?
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- How do we
structure our programs to ensure high quality service for our ELL
students at every stage of development?
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- How do we
align community resources to serve the learning needs of our ELL
students?
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| Updated April,
2003 |
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