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Sleepy Eye Public Schools Background2004-05

• Sleepy Eye a community of 3600 people• District has 2 parochial school-Catholic and Lutheran• Sleepy Eye Schools host 52% of student population • School Enrollment: 656 • Percentage of LEP =minority 32.9%, (Hispanics=31%)• Percentage of free and reduced = 42.6%

• 2004 Minority Enrollment per Class: Kindergarten=25% 1st grade=36.1% 2nd grade =55.3% 3rd grade =46.4% 4th grade=38.6% 5th grade =42.3% 6th grade =31.1% 7th grade =35.2% 8th grade=40.8% 9th =25.7% 10th =23.5% 11th =15.5% 12th =12%

• Bilingual staff = 15%

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“No Child Left Behind Act of 2001”Closing the Achievement Gap: “ . . .demonstrate continuous and substantial improvement for:

All students, racial/ethnic groups”.

• What is the Need? •Increase Minority/ELL Students’ Graduation Rate

•Bilingual Paraprofessionals:

- Embrace Diversity by Creating a Greater Sense of Connectedness

- Build Strong Community and Parental Involvement

- Promote Language and Cultural Pride

- Help Achieve Integration Within the Community

- Support Educational Programs that help Minority Students Succeed

- Must Have Professional Training and Professional Development

- Funding

Paraprofessionals: Working Together to Close the Achievement Gap

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• Establish Positive Relationships among Stakeholders

• Help Address Community Concerns• Are Contact People in the Community and

other Service Organizations• Assist in Planning for Programs that Embrace Diversity• Translate meetings with Targeted

Population

Embrace Diversity by Creating a Greater Sense of Connectedness

Bilingual Staff:

“Create and facilitate excellence in the life experiences of children, young adults, and community members”.

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Community Involvement Builds Strong Caring Relationships

Bilingual Paraprofessionals—a key to:

• School Environment that Welcomes Diversity

• Employer/Employee Relationships• Contributions to Community• Cultural and Educational Activities• Support Group for Parents• The Palace Cultural Center• Join Activities with the Chamber

of Commerce

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• ELL family nights• Hispanic school board member• Translated materials• Focus groups (community/Students )• Bilingual family service worker• Advisory ELL board• Hispanic orientation• Workshop for Parents• Parent Teacher Conferences• Information about other Service

Agencies (Human Services, Technical Colleges, Insurance etc.)

Parental Involvement

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Bilingual Paraprofessionals Promote Language and Cultural Pride

• Student Advisory Committee• NHS—Peer Tutoring• Student Mentors• Multicultural Club• Cinco de Mayo• International Day• Mexican Folklore Dancing • Intramural Soccer• LULAC Group (League of United Latin

American Citizens)

• Role Models• Summer Migrant Program• Integration Collaborative

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Bilingual Paraprofessionals Help Achieve Goals for Integration Within the Community• 1. Enhance community awareness of cultural

diversity and increase acceptance of all

people.• 2. Increase understanding of racism, prejudice,

and attitude barriers in individuals and the

community by promoting positive

interactions among students, school, staff

and community.• 3. Provide pre K-12 educational programs to

address cultural and language barriers in

education.• 4. Provide educational events and cultural

opportunities to help people of all ages

welcome, accept, and involve each other in

community life.

Goals developed by the Cottonwood River Integration Collaborative Council: (Sleepy Eye, New Ulm, Springfield, St. James and Cedar Mountain Public Schools)

Collaborative Funding: $129.00 per pupil unit for identified districts and $90.00 for other districts. 23% levy and 77% State Aid. Districts can decide amount to levy. Integration transportation covers additional cost to inter-district desegregation and integration programs.

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(A former dream turned to reality-Sponsored by Integration Funding)

• ACTIVITIES:

-Providing homework area

-Tutoring program for students

-Technology area

-Social skills

-Focus groups

-Art programs

-Multicultural holiday programs

-Language camps

-Adult ESL day classes

-Community Ed. programs

-Club activities

-Church organizations youth activities

-Arcade

A community building promoting family interaction, awareness of cultural diversity, and community integration.

The Palace Cultural Center

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Bilingual Paraprofessionals: Support Educational Programs to Help Students Succeed

• Key member of the educational team for each student.• Support for teachers to effectively carry out student’s

program management.• Assist teachers with modifying programs to meet the needs

of individual learners.• Active participants in all components of the instructional

process. • Parental Involvement Activities/Parent Interactions• Translators• Role Models

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*Head Start—extra help*School Readiness*Supplemental Kindergarten (Title II)

*Homeroom *School With in School *IndiVisual Reading Program *Plato ($75,000.00 grant) *Family Facilitator-LCTS 50%/District 50% . *Homebound Instruction *Targeted Services/ALC Satellite *Spanish K-12 Program (K-6-Integration funding)

*Spanish for Latinos *Cultural Diversity class *Summer Enrichment Classes *University of Houston TX Curri. *TAKS Curriculum (TX Assess. Knowledge Skills)

*TX Graduation Plan *State Testing *Lesson plans-ESL/Reg. ed. teacher *Trip to Texas

*ELL Program *ELP (Educational Learning Plan) *Title I Programs (Part A and Part C) *Year-long Migrant Program *Basic Skills Classes (Compensatory)

Educational Support Programs are Vital to Each Student’s Success

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BUILDING BRIDGESIntegration Trip to Texas

Working Together for the Benefit of All Students – In order to increase understanding and assist our diverse population, a group representing Sleepy Eye made an educational visit to Region I Schools in Texas to promote positive interactions among our community

Sponsored by: Local Integration Collaborative.

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Professional Training and Development for meeting NCLB

• Para eLink– Competencies

• Portfolio• Minnesota State University-Mankato

– University Partnership• Workshops/Conferences

– Ongoing training• Two Years of Higher Education• Acquired College Courses• ParaPro Assessment

– Score of 460

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School Funding

Additional funding available:• Basic Skills Funding (compensatory revenue: based

on free and reduced meals. Sliding scale based on poverty concentration)

• ELL Funding ($ 66,5000.00• Migrant Ed. Part C (School Year ($ 31,500.00)

Migrant Summer (Grant Application)• Title II Part A: (Teacher quality, Class size

reduction)• Title II Part D (Technology)• Title III (Federal LEP): $ 10,800.00• Immigrant Funding • Integration Funding: $ 86,000.00• County Grants• Summer Funding (ALC, Targeted services, MVAC)

• NOTE: Title I, Title I part C, Title II, Title III, etc. are all in one application.

Regular State Aid: Sleepy Eye $4601.00 per pupil unit (Operating capital, Purchase services, salaries, buildings & grounds, etc.) (K-12 Minority Students: 209 X $4601.00.00= $ 961,901.00)

Title I –free and reduced meals: $100,000 (42%) (60% of minority students = $60,000.00 funding)

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Basic Skills Funding (Compensatory/Based on free and reduced)

Funds must be reserved and used to meet the educational needs of pupils whose progress toward meeting state or local performance standards is below the level that is appropriate for the learner’s age. Funding based on Free and Reduced.

*Remedial instruction in reading, language arts, math, study skills to improve the achievement of the learners, etc. *Instructional materials and technology appropriate for meeting the needs of the learners. *Programs to reduce truancy, encourage completion of high school, enhance self-concept, etc. *Bilingual programs, bicultural programs, and ESL programs . . . etc.

Basic Skills Funding for 2004-05: $292,800.00 (Minority students contribution=60% or $175,680.00)Kindergarten Basic Skills

Elementary remedial reading K-8 Assurance of Mastery High school English & math basic skills (BST, MCA, classes) School Within School Summer school Unfunded Special Ed. Paraprofessionals, etc.

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English As A Second Language Funding

*State funding: 5 year ADM (Average Daily Membership)

Per LEP student: $923.79 X 72 =$62,596.01(Reg. revenue $700 X eligible LEP ADM served /

concentration revenue. Sleepy Eye: LEP identify = 143 but funded for 72 ) (teacher salaries, supplies, paraprofessionals, etc.)

Transition revenue for Sleepy Eye: $ 2,360.22(Change in funding between Old law and New Law)

Note: 1-20 students districts receive = $14,000.00

Title III:

Note: Remember--Students also bring to the district regular State Aid funding, Title I funding, Title II funds, Integration funding, Basic Skills funding, and any other funding based on free and reduced meals, etc.

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Migrant Education Funding

Who is a Migrant?A Migrant is a person, who moves from country to country, state to state, from district to district, to work in temporary or seasonal agricultural or fishing work.Who is eligible to receive migrant education services?A migrant child between the age of 3-21. The United States Migrant Education policy is to develop programming to the target population: Identify all migrant children, specially the most mobile. Selection of students based on need. The provision of services at a sufficient level of quality and intensity so as to give reasonable promise of meetings the need of the children being served.Sleepy Eye Funding from the Federal Government: School Year: $31,500.00 Summer Funding: $??????

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State Aid for minority students . . . .(209 X 4,601.00) $ 961,901.00 Other funding to the district because of minority students:

Title I (Free and Reduced 60%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 60,000.00 Basic Skills (60%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175,680.00 LEP: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,500.00 Transition Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,360.22 Migrant Ed. Year Long: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,500.00 Summer Migrant Ed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ???? Title III (Federal LEP): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,800.00 Integration Funding: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,000.00

$ 432,840.22 TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,394,741.22

Funding Summary

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Bilingual Paraprofessionals have many Challenges and Opportunities to Overcome

Some Examples are:

-Underpaid

-NCLB – Highly qualified

-Help increase graduation rate

-Postsecondary financial assistance

-Sense of community belonging

-Language barriers

-Acculturation

-Mobility

-And many more . . . . .

Your thoughts, comments, suggestions & questions…

Elia Bruggeman: elia_bruggeman@sleepyeye.mntm.org Phone: 507-794-7905 Fax: 507-794-5404