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2013 LCE Conference

2013 LCE Conference. A Snapshot of Secondary and Summer Programs in the CBOCES in Colorado (Northern Region) Presenter: Mark Rangel – Instructional Program Coordinator -CBOCES. What is a newcomer?.

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2013 LCE Conference

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  1. 2013 LCE Conference A Snapshot of Secondary and Summer Programs in the CBOCES in Colorado (Northern Region) Presenter: Mark Rangel – Instructional Program Coordinator -CBOCES

  2. What is a newcomer? Newcomer students are recent immigrants who have little or no English proficiency and who may have had limited formal education in their native countries. The next few slides will highlight a Newcomer Academy in Fort Morgan, Colorado.

  3. MENA – Migrant Education Newcomer Academy • Goals of the program • Establish a bridge between newcomer needs and existing language support system • Develop English language skills • Help newcomers acculturate to • U. S. schools • Make newcomers aware of educational expectations and opportunities • Create connections to existing community resources Program Design Must match student needs with District resources • Use of migrant funds • Potential for other grants Program structure-half day program Off campus site Secured curriculum materials and tools Provide extended time for learning • Integration within regular school, extracurricular activities, etc. Ex. Reading to elementary students

  4. Program Design Must match student needs with District resources • Use of migrant funds • Potential for other grants Program structure-half day programming Off campus site Secured curriculum materials and tools Provide extended time for learning • Integration within regular school, extracurricular activities, etc. Ex. Reading to elementary students

  5. LEARN Consortium –Migrant Literacy Net

  6. MENA – Migrant Education Newcomer Academy • Partnerships • OMC- Community Integration for students and Parents • Workforce Center – Job readiness skill development • SARA Inc. – relationships • CSU Extension Program – Hands on Science lessons in robotics • Doctoral Students from UNC and DU- Group counseling • Colorado Heights University – community presentations and campus visit • Cargil Meat Solutions – donation of SMART Board system $4000

  7. Entrance and Exit Criteria • Entrance Criteria – school referrals, pre-assessment of English language proficiency (CELA PLACE Test), transcripts of formal educational experiences. • Exit Criteria – Formative and Summative Assessments (Inside/Edge Curriculum, LEARN Consortium assessments, A+ courseware assessments, CELA PRO state assessment, CSAP Assessment) These assessments as well as instructor observations and recommendations will provide a body of evidence to determine each student’s completion of services.

  8. OSY • -Migrant Camp visits • -Instructional Services; MP3 Players with ESL lessons • -Support Services; OSY bags, dental kits, and more • -Re-engaging visits • -GOAL Academy • Community ESL and GED prep program partnerships • -Traditional High School • -Project READY- Resources for the Education And Development for Youth • Designed to serve Out Of School Youth (OSY) Migrant students and At-risk high school migrant students in language development, workforce readiness development, GED Preparation, and academic support.

  9. Project READY- Resources for the Education And Development for Youth Designed to serve Out Of School Youth (OSY) Migrant students and At-risk high school migrant students in language development, workforce readiness development, GED Preparation, and academic support. (Began March 2012) • Rosetta Stone GED Prep Literacy Homework • 43 – Level 1 30- GED Prep 55 – participation 30- have • 6 – Level 2 classes in Literacyreceived or • 6 – Level 38- have passed Classesarethe GED receivinghomework help • 93 individuals have received services since March 2012

  10. 2012 Summer Programs • Bi –National Consortium • Two teachers assigned to the Fort Morgan summer program in July. • Received training in Math Masters • FM MEGA Dolores DelCampo served as host family. • Great collaboration: (CDE, Bi-National Consortium, CBOCES and Morgan County School District. • Added an additional teacher at Pioneer site to run an additional Math Master program. • Migrant Learning Labs – Fort Morgan • Two labs (MENA & Pioneer Elem.) • C.A.I. and Direct instruction • ARAR – (Advancing Refugee Academic Readiness) • Grant from LFS to FMSD. (a number of the refugee students also migrant) • Used LEARN Consortium Materials • Math Masters Curriculum

  11. 2013 Summer Programs • Bi –National Consortium • Two teachers assigned to the Fort Morgan summer program in June. • FM MEGA Dolores DelCampo served as host family. • Great collaboration: (CDE, Bi-National Consortium, CBOCES and Morgan County School District. • Migrant Learning Labs – Fort Morgan • Two labs (MENA & Pioneer Elem.) • C.A.I. and Direct instruction • Use LEARN Consortium Materials

  12. 2012 2013 Summer Transitional Programs • Middle School Readiness Transitional • Program-Greeley • High School Readiness Transitional • Program- Fort Morgan

  13. Post Secondary Partnerships

  14. Next Steps: • Continue to explore and develop partnerships with post-secondary options for students Replicate MENA and Project READY in other school districts in our service area. • Continue to seek community partnerships for educational programming. • Share best practices with programs in state and nationally.

  15. Questions?

  16. Contact Information: • Mark Rangel – Instructional Program Coordinator CBOCES • mrangel@cboces.org • http://markrangel.weebly.com • http://www.linkedin.com/in/markrangel • http://menamorganre3.weebly.com • http://markrangel.wordpress.com • Office: 970-352-7404 ext. 1122

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