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http://www.cgcs.org/publications/ELL_Report09.pdf. Note: Kenji Hakuta was not an author of the study, but served on its advisory board. http://www.cgcs.org/publications/ELL_Report09.pdf.
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Note: Kenji Hakuta was not an author of the study, but served on its advisory board.
The results suggest that programming for these students has to be collborative and it has to span the curriculum. Districts need to develop and communicate a clear vision and strategy for ELL instructional improvement, and work to provide schools with the tools, support, and oversight necessary to drive these reforms into the classroom. The results scream for better integration of English learners into the general educational program… Produced by WordSift: http://www.wordsift.com
4 CGCS districts selected for the study, and 2 comparison districts.
Districts showed growth in ELL Reading/ELA proficiency at above state growth during study or period.
…and stood out among CGCS districts within the state for ELL growth
Five Essential Supports(Bryk et al, Organizing Schools for Improvement) “School leadership sits in the first position. It acts as driver for improvements in four other organizational subsystems: parent and community ties, professional capacity of the faculty and staff, a student-centered learning climate, and an instructional guidance system.”
Five Essential Supports(Bryk et al, Organizing Schools for Improvement) “While it has been the practice of many districts and schools to concentrate reform efforts on just one or two elements within one or two of these subsystems (for example, improving the quality of teachers or mandating a common instructional curriculum), the evidence presented here attests that these systems stand in strong interaction with one another. As a consequence of this interactivity, meaningful improvement typically entails orchestrated initiatives across multiple domains.”
Need to Grow Embedded ELL Leadership • Within schools • Within districts • Within state • Nationally • Internationally