designing the esl professional learning community

MHS PROMO

A TEA Recognized School

Socorro ISD in El Paso County

Principal: Juni Mathews

Contact: (915) 937-2410jmathe@sisd.net

Region 19 Education Service Center

Year Round CalendarA/B Block Schedule

Grades 9 – 12Total Enrollment: Approximately

2,700 wonderfully brilliant students

MHS PROMO

MHS DEMOGRAPHICSMHS DEMOGRAPHICSAt Risk: 56%

Free & Reduced Lunch: 52%

Gifted & Talented: 9%

Immigrant: 3%

LEP: 6%

ESL: 4%

Special Education: 8%

Note: We are a Title I campus-wide school.

The philosophies that form the The philosophies that form the foundation of our programfoundation of our program

• William Glasser: Choice Theory

• Stephen Krashen: Comprehensible Input and the Power of Reading

• Jim Cummins: Common Underlying Proficiencies

Essential Components of our Essential Components of our ProgramProgram

• Professional Learning Community

• Placement Based on Language Proficiency

• ESL Center

• Technology Integration

• Sheltered Instruction and the ELPS

““Begin with the end in Begin with the end in mind.”mind.”

Stephen Covey Stephen Covey

TAKSand

Credits

It can take from 4 to 7 years for an English language learner to acquire sufficient language skills to be fully integrated into the mainstream without a negative impact.

We believe that measuring the

progress of English language learners must take into account raw TAKS scores and on-time graduation rates as well as TAKS scale scores.

Percentage of Seniors Passing After First Administrationof Exit Level

52.4

62.8

47.6

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20.8

45.8

33.3

16.417.9

78.6

39.3

46.4

33.3

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44.0

36.0

61.5

77.8

48.151.9

66.7

93.3

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Percentage of Seniors That Passed by Tests Type after Final Administration 2005 thru 2010

86.8

100.0

92.588.7

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100.0

58.3 58.3

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96.0 96.092.0

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Percentage of Seniors Needing to Pass by Number of Tests After Final Administration

69.8

18.9

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Exploratory LanguagesExploratory Languages

This course is a non-sequential foreign language course used to teach the ELA TEKS in Spanish.

Beginners

1. Practical Writing2. Language

Development3. Exploratory Lang.4. Algebra I 5. Algebra I 6. Biology7. World Geography8. BIM

Intermediates

1. English I SOL2. Literary Genres3. Algebra I4. Algebra I5. Biology6. World Geography7. BIM8. Required/Elective

YEAR ONE

The purpose of this course is to prepare our recent immigrant students for success on the social studies portion of the TAKS. We believe that this course will also prepare our students for their American History and Government classes.

Independent Study in English: American Studies

Reading IIReading II

This course is designed to advance language development through TAKS strategies.

Beginners

1. English I SOL2. Literary Genres3. Geometry4. Chemistry5. World History 6. Ind. Study in English7. Reading II8. Required/Elective/Retake

Intermediates

1. English II SOL2. Creative Writing3. Geometry4. Chemistry5. World History6. Ind. Study in English7. Reading II8. Required/Elective/Retake

YEAR TWO

Beginners

1. English II SOL2. Creative Writing3. Algebra II4. U. S. History5. Required/Elective/Retake6. Required/Elective/Retake7. Required/Elective/Retake8. Required/Elective/Retake

Intermediates

1. English III (mainstream)2. Algebra II3. U. S. History4. Required/Elective/Retake5. Required/Elective/Retake6. Required/Elective/Retake7. Required/Elective/Retake8. Required/Elective/Retake

YEAR THREE

Beginners

1. English III (mainstream)2. English IV (mainstream)3. Government/Economics4. Required/Elective/Retake 5. Required/Elective/Retake6. Required/Elective/Retake7. Required/Elective/Retake8. Required/Elective/Retake

Intermediates

1. English IV (mainstream)2. Government/Economics3. Required/Elective/Retake4. Required/Elective/Retake5. Required/Elective/Retake6. Required/Elective/Retake7. Required/Elective/Retake8. Required/Elective/Retake

YEAR FOUR

THE JOURNEY

IF YOU DO WHAT YOU’VE ALWAYS DONE, YOU WILL GET WHAT YOU’VE ALWAYS GOTTEN.

The Wizard of Oz

Dufour & Eaker

The Power of

Professional Learning Communities

From “Knowing”

To “Doing”

To “Being”

DuFour, DuFour, and Eaker

If the purpose of school is truly to ensure high levels of learning for all students, schools will

•Clarify what each student is expected to learn – the essential knowledge, skills, and dispositions -- of each course/subject – unit by unit

•Monitor each student’s learning on a timely basis through the use of frequent, formative common assessments

•Create systems to ensure students receive additional time and support if they are not learning

•Create systems to ensure students receive additional time and support if they are learning.

Rebecca DuFour

ESL teachers sponsor a club for ESL students so that they are included in the social activities of the school.

WHY JOIN THE ESL CLUB?WHY JOIN THE ESL CLUB?• TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP

• TO HAVE FUN

• TO HELP THE COMMUNITY

• TO HANG-OUT WITH FRIENDS AND MEET NEW PEOPLE

• TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR NEW SCHOOL

WHAT DOES THE CLUB DO?WHAT DOES THE CLUB DO?

Organizes Social Events

ESL PicnicPizza Parties

Christmas Gala Formal Dinner PartyWestern Playland Night

Ruidoso WeekendWhite Sands Field Trip

WHAT DOES THE CLUB DO?WHAT DOES THE CLUB DO?

Community Service

El Paso Rescue MissionFundraising for Scholarships

Collecting Clothing and canned goodsRecycling

Christmas Tree Conservation ProgramEl Paso Humane Society

WHY DID WE NEED A CLUB?WHY DID WE NEED A CLUB?• We needed representation in the mainstream.

• We needed to have a voice.

• We wanted to be involved.

• We wanted to be a useful part of the whole.

• We wanted to belong to the team.

• We wanted to offer our time, talents, and capabilities to each other and to others in need.

For more information, please contact:

Sharyl Ferguson, ESL Department Chair

Montwood High School

12000 Montwood Dr.

El Paso, TX 79936

915-937-2772

sferguson@sisd.net

Visit us on the web at:http://www.teabpc.org/