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Foreign Language Immersion Program
Parent Information Prerequisite
3/14/2013
Objectives Define foreign language immersion
Review the findings of the research
Describe Alpine’s Program
Communicate the Registration Process and Terms
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Assets of Alpine Union Full Day Kindergarten
Innovations equate to Engagement, Individualization, and Deeper Learning
Pathways Plus
Shadow Hills- Communication, Collaboration & Technology
Experienced, Caring, Skilled and Dedicated Teachers
Incredible Parents & Great Children
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Benefits of a Dual Language
Program Based on Research
Educational Benefits of Dual Language Participation:
Development of literacy in two or more languages has cognitive advantages:
increasing mental flexibility, divergent thinking, and mathematical problem
solving.
Perform equally well if not better than their peers in English-only classrooms.
Acquire advanced levels of functional second language proficiency.
Have increased job options and preparation for the labor market and the need
for bilingual workers.
Attain increased skills for bridging across multiple cultural worlds.
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Foreign Language Immersion is… At Least 50% Instruction in Target Language
A long term 6-10 year commitment
Challenging for the student
The gift of bilingualism
“I view your program to be a gift to the students. Being bilingual at such a young age is incredible! It offers so many opportunities for students: to learn vocabulary, make new friends, learn and feel comfortable in more than one culture, become more empathetic and worldly, and even delay dementia in old age.” Teacher in a current immersion program in SD County
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Foreign Language Immersion is
not…
An afterschool program
Language Enrichment offered for 30 minutes per day
A short term investment
An easy educational experience
A program for “smart” kids
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Purpose of Program Meet the needs of parents who see the value of giving
children the gift of bilingualism.
Expand the educational and professional opportunities
for students.
Enhance the learning potential of students by
expanding children’s cognitive capacity.
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Goals of the ProgramAcademic Excellence in Two Languages
Offer 10 continuous years of an immersion program spanning preschool through 8th grade (beginning with preschool, kinder and 1st grade in 2013-14 and adding a grade level each year after)
Produce student achievement in English and mathematics that is equal or greater than the district cohort enrolled in English only instruction measured by 4th grade results.
100% of the students who spend at least 6 years in the program will attain full biliterate status.
The District will retain 90% of students living in Alpine that would otherwise attend foreign language programs in other school districts.
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Alpine’s Spanish Immersion
ProgramBeginning Year of Program: 2013-14
Grade Levels Offered in 2013-14: preschool (fee based), kindergarten, and First grade
Location: Creekside-preschool and kinder, Shadow Hills Elementary School -First Grade
Program Model Configuration: 50-50 model. Students are instructed in Spanish at least 50% of the day in core subjects such as reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies. The other half of the day students learn to read, write, and speak in English, and learn other core subjects in English.
Parents understand that a long term (6 + years) commitment to the program is necessary to maximize student achievement goals.
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Alpine Model is Based on
Research and Current
Success of the state initiative
in Utah
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View Utah Model Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTG0YFU8vWA
How does academic achievement
compare looking at students in
immersion programs vs. those in
a traditional setting?
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Nestor English Language Arts (CST)Grades 3-8 --- Compare Students in Language
Academy, District, State
Across the grade
levels, Language
Academy students
make significantly
greater growth than
their comparison
peers.
RFEP students
close achievement
gap with state and
district EPs -
scoring higher at
grades 4-5 and 8.275
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Lang Acad RFEP Lang Acad EP
Dist EP State Av EP
Nestor English Math (CST)Grades 3-8 --- Compare Students in Language
Academy, District, State
Notice that Lang
Acad. (EP) students
are advanced (400+)
and District and State
EP are Profcient.
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Lang Acad EP Dist EP State Av EP
Nestor Elementary Data
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Immersion Creates New Levels of
Potential for All Students!
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Registration Process Attend Parent Information Night or Watch the Recorded
Parent Information Prerequisite
Understand & Commit to the Program
Complete the Kindergarten or 1st grade registration
packet
Complete the Spanish Immersion Registration Form
Enroll in the Program by registering at Creekside
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Forms That Can Be Turned in
Later Immunizations -Required immunizations must be
turned in by 8/26/2013
All other parts of the registration form must be turned in
for AUSD to accept the packet and establish your place
on the enrollment list.
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Preschool ProgramCreekside Early Learning Language Academy
AUSD Preschool will open the middle of August 2013.
The program has been appropriately created for children ages 3 and 4. Young students will learn in both Spanish and English during the academic portion of the day which is 9am to 12:30pm. Other activities throughout the day include natural science, art, music and physical activities, all within a nurturing environment where each child can explore and thrive.
Located on the Creekside campus: 8818 Harbison CYN RD, Alpine.
Operating hours for the preschool will be 7am to 5pm Monday through Friday. This is a 12 month program.
Full day care tuition will be $725.00
Half day care tuition will be $550.00 (Any 5 hrs within the operating hours).
Offer a high quality preschool program to AUSD families and families outside the district. Follow the same core academic value as AUSD Kindergarten and First grade and prepare each child to succeed.
Each student to attain higher academic achievement, greater grasp of language skills and exposure to other cultures.
Preschool Early Learning Language Academy: Tina Raleigh @ [email protected] or 619-659-8695
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Questions
Top Ten Answers for Parents About Immersion Education
http://www.carla.umn.edu/immersion/acie/vol10/may2007_parentsten.
html
Registration Questions
Julia Foster [email protected] 619-659-8250
Pick up registration packets and turn in to Creekside
Program Questions
Principal, Yvette Maier [email protected] 619-659-8250
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