Binational Students – Addressing the Challenges through Innovation and Collaboration

1. Binational Students – Addressing the Challenges through Innovation and Collaboration Irma Turner, Director Ukiah Unified School District Isabel Quinonez, Coordinator Migrant Education – Region 2 Edda Caraballo, Consultant California Department of Education Ernesto Ruiz, Administrator California Department of Education

2. Agenda • Introduction ►Challenges ►What the data tells us II. Binational Support Teacher Program III. Summer Binational Teacher Program • Binational Initiatives V. Questions and Answers

3. Excerpts from:U.S. Binational Migrant Education Program (BMEP) Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) 8-State Pilot Survey ResultsDraft – 2008 By Susan Duron, PhD, (Through a contract with the United States Department of Education)

4. Concern StatementsEducational Continuity • We are concerned that binational students are missing school because they lack proper paperwork. • We are concerned that high school binational students do not get credit for coursework completed.

5. Concern StatementsTime for Instruction • We are concerned that the high mobility of binational migrant students results in less time for instruction and in diminished student achievement. • We are concerned that binational migrant students’ instructors are not trained in effective strategies resulting in less time being available for effective instruction.

6. English Language Development • We are concerned that binational students who travel between the two countries are learning language at a slower rate than their non-binational counterparts. • We are concerned that binational students experience linguistic and cultural conflicts that affect their language development.

7. Access to Services • We are concerned that the number of international moves affects binational students’ access to services and success in school. • We are concerned that because school counselors and other personnel are not trained to interpret transfer documents and transcripts, binational students are not properly placed in coursework and classes, get behind, and drop out. • We are concerned that fear of immigration limits binational migrant students from accessing school and community services.

8. U.S. Binational Migrant Education Program (BMEP) Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA)8-State Pilot Survey Results Draft – 2008

9. Number of Binational Students Identified in each State • 48,514 binational students who made a qualifying move from Mexico to the U.S. between 9/1/06 to 8/31/07 were identified • 54% of the binational students identified were in California and 35% were in Texas

10. Number of Binational StudentsIdentified by Grade Level 41% of the binational students were in grades K-5 17% were in high school 16% were out-of-school youth (OSY) 15% were in middle school 11% were ages 0-5

11. Number of Binational Students Identified as Limited in English Proficiency (LEP) Does not include FL - information on the English proficiency of binational students is not collected • 65% of all 34,560 K-12 binational students (excluding FL) were identified as LEP • 72% of K-5 students were identified as LEP • 62% of middle school stu-dents were identified as LEP • 53% of high school students were identified as LEP

12. Number of Binational Students Scoring Proficient in Reading Does not include results for FL, NE, and TX as they do not collect information on binational students tested 36% of identified binational students (excluding FL, NE, TX) were assessed in reading 21% of those assessed scored proficient or above

13. Number of Binational Students Scoring Proficient in Math Does not include results for FL, NE, and TX as they do not collect information on binational students tested 35% of identified binational students (excluding FL, NE, TX) were assessed in math 26% of those assessed scored proficient or above in math

14. Sample of Binational Students in the U.S.

15. Number of K-12 Studentsin the Sample by State • 485 students were included in the survey • 20% were from California • 6 to 14% were from the other 7 states

16. Number of K-12 Students in Sample by Grade Level • 52% of the students sampled were in grades K-5 • 26% were in grades 6-8 • 13% were in grades 10-12 • 9% were in grade 9

17. Number of K-12 Students in the Sample by Country of Enrollment 60% of the students in the sample were enrolled only in the U.S. 34% were enrolled in both the U.S. and Mexico 5% were enrolled only in Mexico

18. Number of H.S. Students in the Sample Enrolled in Mexico and U.S. by Full Credit Awarded 8% of the H.S. students enrolled in Mexico and the U.S. were awarded full credit for all courses completed in Mexico 46% were not awarded full credit for courses completed in Mexico 46% did not know or did not respond

19. Number of K-8 Students in the Sample Enrolled in Mexico and the U.S. by Grade Placement 74% of the K-8 students sampled were placed in the same grade when enrolling in the U.S. 19% were placed in a lower grade when enrolling in the U.S. 7% were placed in a higher grade when enrolling in the U.S.

20. Number of H.S. Students in the Sample Enrolled in Mexico and U.S. by Partial Credit Awarded 27% of the H.S. students enrolled in Mexico and the U.S. were awarded all partial credits for courses completed in Mexico 23% were not awarded one or more partial credits 50% did not know or did not respond

21. Binational Students – Addressing the Challenges through Innovation and Collaboration Irma Turner, Director Ukiah Unified School District Isabel Quinonez, Coordinator Migrant Education – Region 2 Edda Caraballo, Consultant California Department of Education Ernesto Ruiz, Administrator California Department of Education

22. Summer Bi-national Teacher Program Fitch Mountain Elementary-Healdsburg, California Summer, 2009

23. Region 2 Bi-national Stats Summer, 2009 • 26 bi-national teachers and 2 dentists participated • 22 districts participated • 1,786 migrant students served by bi-national teachers • 1,643 migrant parents attended school visitations, evening parent presentations and or end of summer cultural presentations • 287 bi-national teachers have served since 1996 Bi-national Teachers, Summer 2009

24. Team Teaching • Bi-national teachers team teach alongside with California teachers • Mexico and US teachers correspond via e-mail prior to teacher exchange for summer planning of class lessons and activities • Once in California, both teachers meet for a day of planning prior to summer school start date • Both teachers learn pedagogical techniques, lessons and activities to use on both sides of the border • In most cases, these teacher teams continue to correspond to each other via e-mail after the exchange

25. Cultural Activities • Mexican and Indigenous folk dances • Traditional arts and crafts • Presentations of folk dances and art to summer school student body El Pescado, Michoacan folk dance

26. Parent Education • Language Readiness • Kindergarten Readiness • Family Values-Valores • Domestic Violence • Traditions • Mental Health • And much more… Bi-national Teacher, Claudia Lopez Lemus

27. Outdoor Education • Physical education • Environmental education • Mexican arts and crafts • Mexican Storytelling Ninety (90) migrant students participated in a five day outdoor education program in Cazadero, California.

28. California Teacher Exchange • Prepare a lesson which includes a cultural exchange • Prepare a hands-on science lesson • Interview a migrant student who has studied in both countries • Live with host family • Participate in Press Conference • Participate in panel presentation about the US educational system • Present findings to school board, staff, parent meetings via power point upon return U.S. teachers, Laurie Rockstad and Luz Navarrete, teaching in Michoacan, Mexico.

29. For more information: Irma Turner, Director E-mail: iturner@uusd.net or (707) 463-5286 Isabel Quinonez, Coordinator E-mail: iquinone@bcoe.org or (707) 526-1272 Edda Caraballo, Consultant California Department of Education E-mail: ecarabal@cde.ca.gov or (916) 319-0396 Ernesto Ruiz, Administrator E-mail: eruiz@cde.ca.gov or (916) 319-0850