a few quick reminders
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A Few Quick Reminders. Attendance Tied to funding for the school. Tied to funding/services for students. Reading Glasses Available to borrow in the office! Cars and Bikes Leave nothing in your car. GPS devices and related equipment are HUGE targets! - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A Few Quick Reminders• Attendance
• Tied to funding for the school.
• Tied to funding/services for students.
• Reading Glasses• Available to borrow in
the office!• Cars and Bikes
• Leave nothing in your car.• GPS devices and related
equipment are HUGE targets!
• Cable locks are not enough. Use a U-lock or bring it inside.
CASAS Updates
Entering Educational Functioning Level
Negotiated State Target
Percentage Completed
LevelStudents
&/-
Opportunity: Students without a
completion still enrolled
Beginning ESL Literacy 56% 47.% -5 14
Low Beginning ESL 65% 73.% 5 10
High Beginning ESL 59% 49.% -5 13
Low Intermediate ESL 49% 63.% 4 4
High Intermediate ESL 47% 38.% -2 3
Advanced ESL 25% 17.% -1 2
Student SurveysNovember 2012
The Survey Process93 student respondents across all English
levels56 PM Students37 AM Students
Interpretation provided for lower level classes
Assistance provided for advanced classesOral and written feedbackAnonymous responses when possible
Self Evaluation of Progress
Feel m
ore co
nfide
nt spe
aking
Englis
h
Feel m
ore co
nfide
nt writi
ng En
glish
Feel m
ore co
nfide
nt rea
ding E
nglish
Unders
tand E
nglish
bette
r
Unders
tand m
ore ab
out U
S Cult
ure
Can be
tter a
sk for
direct
ions in
Englis
h
Can be
tter a
nswer
the ph
one in
Englis
h
Can be
tter h
elp pe
ople i
n my c
ommun
ity
Am bette
r at c
ommun
icatin
g with
my n
eighb
ors, D
rs, et
c.
Got a jo
b. 0%
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Since coming to this school I…
Students’ Evaluation of Teachers
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Do your teachers come to class on time?
Are they ready to teach?
Do they answer your questions in class?
Why Is Learning English Important to You?
Get a
job
Get a
bette
r job
Get m
y GED
Go to c
olleg
e/unive
rsity
Help m
y kid
s with
their
hom
ewor
k
Talk
with En
glish-sp
eakin
g family
Talk
with co
worke
rs
Talk
with peo
ple in
the c
ommunity
Make f
riends
Go to t
he doc
tor
Talk
to ch
ildre
n's te
acher
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What Classes Would You Like to Have in School?
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70%
Job SkillsDriving HealthCookingExerciseGEDChildcare Skills
Other FeedbackMany students also expressed interest in:
Longer classesMore listening exercisesMore grammar exercisesMore pronunciation practiceListening and speaking classesMore writing exercises or a writing classReiterated their desire for GED or job
skills classes.
“Really this school is nice and teachers because when I come to school I don't know anything but now I good everything. Thank
you teachers and managers of school.”
Thank You!