Download - Consent Decree and Demographics 2011
The Florida Consent DecreeWhat is a consent decree?Who were the plaintiffs and defendants?What did the plaintiffs want?What are the main requirements of the decree?
1. What is a consent decree?
It is an agreement made by a plaintiff and a defendant to settle a lawsuit. The agreement is enforceable by the court.
2. Who were the plaintiffs and defendants?
The plaintiffs were a coalition of eight civil rights and education organizations who were represented by META (Multicultural Education, Training, and Advocacy, Inc.). The defendant was the Florida State Board of Education.
3. What did the plaintiffs want?
The plaintiffs wanted equal access to education for LEP students. They argued that if a child could not understand the language of instruction, in effect, he did not have access to education. They wanted the schools to take certain steps (such as identifying the children who need help and modifying instruction to help students learn both language and content) so that LEP students had access to a good education.
4. What are the requirements of the Consent Decree?
Identification and assessment
Equal access to appropriate programming
Equal access to categorical programs
Personnel training
Monitoring
Outcome measures
Major Legal Underpinnings for Serving LEP Students
Brown v. the Board of Education (1954) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (1964) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
Lau v. Nichols (1974) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lau_v._Nichols
Equal Educational Opportunities Act (1974)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Educational_Opportunities_Act_of_1974
Plyler v. Doe (1982) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plyler_v._Doe
Who is Legally Responsible for Implementation of the Florida Consent Decree?
School AdministratorsYOU!!
1. The number of immigrants to the US was the highest ever in which decade?
Legal Immigration to the United States,1820's to 1990's
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4. In the year 2000, immigrants made up ____ of the new entrants in the workforce.
3. Among adults who speak another language at home, about ____ also speak English well or very well.
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US Population 5 years and over
262,375,152
100.0%
Speak only English 215,423,557
82.1%
Speak a language other than English
46,951,595
17.9%
6. Nationwide, approximately how many households speak a language other than English? 47 million
7. What percentage of K-12 students nationwide were LEP (federal term) students in the 2005 - 06 school year?
8. LEP students in Florida averaged ___ years in ESOL programs.
8.7%
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9. According to 2000 Census data, what is the approximate percentage of population in Florida reported being Hispanic? 17%
10. LEP students comprise ___ of the K-12 student population in Florida in 2000-01?
11. What percentage of K-12 public schools in Florida had ESOL
students in 2000-01? 91%
11%
12. How many languages are spoken by Florida K-12 students in 2000-01?
Native Languages
Native Language StudentsPercent of Total
English 1,973,839 80.98%Spanish 356,639 14.63%Haitian-Creole 53,093 2.18%Portuguese 7,490 0.31%French 5,289 0.22%Vietnamese 4,813 0.20%Chinese, Zhongwen 3,377 0.14%Arabic 3,324 0.14%Russian 2,081 0.09%Urdu 1,948 0.08%All Others (229 Languages) 25,683 1.05%Total 2,437,576 100.00%
English/Non-English
Native English80.98%
Non-Native English19.02%
Florida’s Students speak 239 Languages - From Arabic to Zulu - Many
represented by only 1 Speaker
Source: Survey 2, 2000/01
But Students whose Native Language is not English may also speak English...
Florida Department of Education • Bureau of Equity, Safety, and School Support
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13. As of the 2000-01school year, the majority of LEP students came from which country?
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Cuba (216,691)
Haiti (18,596)
Colombia(17,025)
Mexico(15,776)
Puerto Rico(14,811)
Numbers from Country of Origin
United States(*Born to immigrant families or Native Americans)