2012 Colorado State Migrant Conference

2012 CoTESOL ConferenceMENAMigrant Education Newcomer Academy

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Presenters:Mark Rangel Instructional Program Coordinator -CBOCESMENA Staff Fort Morgan School District

Mark and All Introductions1What is a newcomer?Newcomer students are recent immigrants who have little or no English proficiency and who may have had limited formal education in their native countries.

Description of the (MENA) Newcomer ProgramThe program is designed to serve middle school and high school students who are non-English proficient (NEP) and have no formal education or very limited formal education. Length in program will be individualized. The main determination will be the students native language literacy level when entering the program.

MENAMigrant Education Newcomer AcademyGoals of the programEstablish a bridge between newcomer needs and existing language support systemDevelop English language skillsHelp newcomers acculturate to U. S. schoolsMake newcomers aware of educational expectations and opportunitiesCreate connections to existing community resources

Program DesignMust match student needs with District resourcesUse of migrant fundsPotential for other grantsProgram structure-half day programOff campus siteSecured curriculum materials and toolsProvide extended time for learningIntegration within regular school, extracurricular activities, etc. Mark4Social/cultural readiness - Positive Behavioral Support Model using district produced student expectations from middle school and high school. Community Integration Skills Lessons provided in Collaboration with OneMorgan County.Facilitate transitionsDevelop a graduation/completion pathway and ICAPBased on time available and student skill levelEstablished criteria for transition into FMMS or FMHS

Service Delivery of MENA

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LEARN Consortium Migrant Literacy Net

Carolyn, Karen, Dolores6MENA Migrant Education Newcomer AcademyPartnerships

OMC- Community Integration for students and ParentsWorkforce Center Job readiness skill developmentSARA Inc. relationships CSU Extension Program Hands on Science lessons in roboticsDoctoral Students from UNC and DU- Group counselingColorado Heights University community presentations and campus visitCargil Meat Solutions donation of SMART Board system $4000

Mark7The ripple EffectHigh SchoolSchool year 2011-2012By separating the newcomers from the level 1 student, both benefitted. The newcomers benefitted from the opportunity of learning in an environment with less stress. Summer 2012- Some newcomer students participated in the summer Project Ready and Master Math. Those who worked hard and applied themselves started the school year by skipping a level of ESL in the high school.

School year 2012-2013- Almost all students who were in MENA in 2011-2012 moved to ESL 1. Only one MENA student returned to MENA in 2012-2013. He started late the previous school year and had formal education in native language only to the third grade.

ESL 1- Since many of the students in this class were in MENA last year, the class has been able to cover more vocabulary and content. With the African refugees who are placed in this class generally coming in with solid BICS, there is much more interaction in the classroom. This interaction is improving the social interactions and relationships between the students coming from such a variety of native countries.

ESL 2- Since these students had a stronger and more intensive ESL 1 the previous year, I have been able to begin moving the ESL students to more of an English acquisition/Language Arts direction. Overall, the MENA program has already made a difference in the academic lives of our ESL students.

Carolyn and Karen8The ripple EffectMiddle SchoolMENA students develop a sense of ownership Provide individual instruction because of the small groupLower affective filters willingness to try new thingsAbility to create community connections & provide opportunities for our newcomers Ability to move non-MENA students at a faster rateParents use MENA as a resource for community needsNewcomer families use the MENA as a resource for homework and help within the community

Project Ready Summary of Program: Designed to serve Out Of School Youth (OSY) Migrant students and At-risk high school migrant students in language development, workforce readiness development, GED Preparation, and academic support.

Schedule: Abdinasser Ahmed-Thursday 4:00PM 6:00PMSaturday12:00PM 2:00PMSunday12:00PM 2:00PM

Dolores DelCampo-Monday4:00PM -6:00PMTuesday3:30PM 5:00PMSaturday9:30AM 12:00PM

Dolores10Project READYThis Year15 students in READY worked in GED Prep, one of them has completed and one student needs only to complete one test. We support around 32 with English class Direct instruction and Computer assisted (Rosetta's) and homework (Math is main focus)Last Year14 students in READY worked in GED Prep, one of them has completed and one student needs only to complete one test. We support around 31 with English class Direct instruction and Computer assisted (Rosetta's) and homework (Math is main focus)

PCIC meets monthly to provide information and training from the school district and community agencies to parents.We use our bilingual MEGAS for translation for parents.Parents provide ideas for presentations

Parent Community Involvement Committee (PCIC)

Jeff12Morgan County School DistrictNext StepsIncreased PurviewMENA Director/District ELL DirectorFirst Stop for High School Newcomer/Migrant studentsRegistrationWIDA TestingW-APTACCESSIPT TestingPrimary focus on NEP level students

Jeff13 In the Northern RegionCBOCES Next StepsContinue to explore and develop partnerships with post-secondary options for students ( IMBC)Replicate MENA and Project READY in other school districts in our service area.Share best practices with programs in state and nationally.

Mark14Shoulder Partner ActivityTurn to a shoulder partner and discuss:

Something you can steal to use in your district or community.

OR

What is one question you have that you need answered today.Mark15Questions?

All16Contact Information:Mark Rangel Instructional Program Coordinator CBOCESmrangel@cboces.orghttp://markrangel.weebly.comhttp://markrangel.wordpress.comOffice: 970-352-7404 ext. 1122

Jeff Marler MENA Coordinator - 970-370-6114 jeff.marler@morgan.k12.co.usCarolyn Klimper M.S. MENA ELL Teacher - carolyn.klimper@morgan.k12.co.usKaren Liston H.S. MENA ELL Teacher kliston@morgan.k12.co.usDolores DelCampo Migrant Education Graduation Advocate dolores.delcampo@morgan.k12.co.us

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