• Students

• Programs

• Supports

Presented December 2014 by:

April Vazquez

Student Overview

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549 639

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2002 2005 2008 2011 2014

ESL Enrollment

549% Growth

ESL Student Demographics

PK 11%

Middle 11%

High 17%

1224 Students 55 Languages

Elementary 61%

Chinese, Mandarin

2%

Nepali 4%

Arabic 5%

Other 16%

Dahri 3%

Vietnamese 3%

Spanish 67%

Student Home Countries

Afghanistan Cuba Honduras Iraq

Mexico Nepal Puerto Rico United States

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria China Colombia Congo Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia France Gambia Germany Ghana Greece

Guatemala Guinea Haiti India Iran Italy Jamaica Japan Kenya Liberia Malaysia Moldova Myanmar Nicaragua Pakistan Panama Philippines

Republic of Korea Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Senegal South Africa Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Togo Turkey United Kingdom Vietnam Yemen

English Language Proficiency

Entering Beginning Developing Expanding Bridging

316

190

394

258

62

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5

ESL Mission

To serve culturally and linguistically

diverse students whose native

language is other than English

ESL Program

Early Childhood Centers (130) • ALL 4 ECC sites (Pre-K)

Elementary Schools (747)

• ALL 24 Elementary Schools

• Newcomer Center located at Saunders for

new to country level 1 students in grades 2-5

• Dual Language Immersion (Spanish) at

Palmer and Saunders (in collaboration with

World Language)

ESL Program

Middle School Centers (142)

• Dozier and Gildersleeve

• English with ESL support

• ESL Resource

• ESL alternate assessment

High School Centers (205)

• Denbigh and Warwick

• ESL 1, 2, and 3 for English credit

• ESL Languages and Cultures 1- 5

(elective or World Language credit)

ESL Support: Welcome Center

• Located at Watkins ECC

• Serves as a “one stop shop” for our

families:

– ESL Registrar/Administrative Specialist assists

students and their families in completing

the registration process

– ESL Assessment Specialist screens students

for possible ESL Services

ESL Support: Parents as

Educational Partners

• Parents attend English classes while

learning about NNPS

• Students receive homework assistance

and tutoring