“Cultivating Higher Learning”:
Anahuacalmecac InternationalMarcos Aguilar, Executive Director, Semillas Community SchoolsMinnie Ferguson, Director of EducationSBE May 5, 2014 Sacramento, CA
Semillas Community Schools2002 – 2008 - 2014
Building CommunityParent volunteer group meets weekly
Quarterly school-wide parents meetings keep parents involved
Parents actively rally behind school’s initiatives
Semillas: CONTINUUM TOWARDS HIGHER EDUCATION
AP & A-GCollege Prep
PYP MYP
SOWING TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING
CONSTRUCTING CULTURALRELEVANCE
GENERATING TRANSFORMATIVELEARNING EXPERIENCES
BEFORE SMARTER BALANCED,THERE WAS SEMILLAS
REAPING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
CALIFORNIA STATE PRIORITIES: TOJTEKAYOTL TLAJTKE NAUAJKE
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
BEFORE COMMON CORE, THERE WAS I B
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
SCHOOL CLIMATE
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTNOW
Pupil achievement, as measured by all of the following, as applicable: Statewide assessments The Academic Performance Index (API) Percentage of pupils who have successfully
completed courses that satisfy UC/CSU entrance requirements
Percentage of ELs who make progress toward English language proficiency as measured by the CELDT
EL reclassification rate Percentage of pupils who have passed AP exams
with 3+ Percentage of pupils who demonstrate college
preparedness pursuant to the Early Assessment Program
Indigenous Languages in California
StatusU.S.Several of Uto-Aztecan languages are extinct, and most are either severely endangered or on the brink of extinction. Only Hopi has over 5,000 speakers. Recently, attempts have been made by various Native peoples to preserve their cultural and linguistic heritage. For example, the Hopi Language Education and Preservation Plan calls for a comprehensive, reservation-wide language instruction program.
MexicoIn Mexico, the largest Uto-Aztecan language is Nahuatl which is spoken by 1.6 million people. SOURCES: http://aboutworldlanguages.com/uto-aztecan-language-family ANDhttp://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23548
Root, Reach and Regeneration
ANAHUACUto-Aztecan Language
Human Heritage
"We may see ninety percent of these languages, or perhaps all of them, disappear in our lifetimes" (Hinton, 1994).
AIUP WITH LCFF 2014-2020
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