1 / 15

Spanish Immersion Program Information - Parent Meeting Overview

Join us for a Spring 2014 agenda covering bilingual education history, PISD Spanish Immersion Program details, eligibility criteria, and application process to enroll your child in a language-rich environment. Learn about dual language enrichment campuses and the benefits of Spanish Immersion. Engage with FAQs on support, homework, and enrollment.

amandasilver
Download Presentation

Spanish Immersion Program Information - Parent Meeting Overview

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. PISD Spanish ImmersionParent Information Meeting Spring 2014

  2. Agenda • Brief History of Bilingual Education • What is Spanish Immersion (SI)? • PISD SI Program Overview • Eligibility criteria • Program design • Language of instruction • Application Process

  3. Brief History of Bilingual Education • Bilingual education offers the opportunity for students to learn core content in two languages. • Bilingual education dates back to the 1800s in the United States. • Bilingual education, in which students of two language groups learn together in a single classroom, has been correlated in the research with long-term academic gains and above-average student achievement at the middle and high school levels (Thomas & Collier, 2012)

  4. Dual Language EnrichmentCampuses in PISD 9 DLE elementary campuses in PISD - Caldwell Elementary - Parmer Lane Elementary - Copperfield Elementary - Spring Hill Elementary - Delco Primary - River Oaks Elementary - Dessau Elementary - Highland Park Elementary - Ruth Barron Elementary

  5. Program Vision:What is Spanish Immersion? • An enrichment program in which … • non-Spanish speaking students participate in content instruction that is delivered in both Spanish and English • emphasis is placed on the development of bilingualism in English and Spanish • students’ linguistic and cultural awareness is raised in preparation for effective citizenship in a global society

  6. PISD Spanish Immersion Program Overview Eligibility Criteria Program Design Language of Instruction

  7. PISD Spanish Immersion Program: Eligibility Criteria • Participants must be English-fluent students who are zoned to attend Riojas Elementary School • Program entry takes place at the kindergarten level only* • 2012-2013 Pilot Year Kinder & 1st • 2013-2014 Year 2 Kinder, 1st, & 2nd • 2014-2015 Year 3 Kinder, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd * If slots are available for entry into the first grade classroom, students may be invited to enter at the principal’s discretion

  8. PISD Spanish Immersion Program Design Spanish language is taught through the content Reading and writing are introduced in Spanish & English (k-1) Instruction continues in both languages throughout the grades (2-5)

  9. How is instructional time divided? • Language of instruction is determined by the Pflugerville Spanish Immersion Language of Instruction Framework

  10. Instruction Delivery Model • The model in PISD is One Teacher-Two Languages. Students will receive instruction in English and Spanish from the same teacher. • These teachers must be certified and have native-like proficiency, oral and written, in both languages.

  11. FAQs • What if I move? • I don’t speak Spanish. Is there support for me? • What about homework? How do I support my child? • I have an older child. May I enroll him/her in the Immersion program? • I have a younger child. Will my younger child receive priority to enroll in the Spanish Immersion program in the future?

  12. SI Contract Review

  13. I’m ready to enroll my child. What do I do next?

  14. Application Process • Attend informational meeting • Review and return parent contract to Ms. Rebecek by June 9th, 2014 • If demand for slots exceeds supply, a lottery will take place.

More Related