nglish E Language Advisory Committee ELAC Ayala High

+nglish E Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) Ayala High School Fall 2015

+ This Year at a Glance 2014 -2015

+ ELD at AHS PLACEMENT CELDT Score Classes Beg – Early Int ELD 1 (Vocabulary) ELD 3 (Writing) Int – Adv ELD 5/6 (Writing) Grade-level English

+ The Goal: Reclassification Succeed in ELD Courses + Early Adv/ Adv on CELDT + Pass All Classes = Reclassification

+ ELD at AHS Mr. Purther Assistant Principal Ms. Cross ELD 6 Ms. Dinh ELD 1, 3, 6

+ ELD 1 & 3 Curriculum Overview Unit 1: Welcome to Ayala Unit 5: Home Country Holiday Unit 2: Who am I? Unit 6: Fitting In Unit 3: United States & its Cultures Unit 7: What Matters Most Unit 4: What Makes us Wise? Unit 8: We are Ayala Focus on Listening, Speaking, and Vocabulary

+ ELD 1 & 3 In Action!

+ ELD 6 Curriculum Overview Unit 1: Conflict Unit 2: Lessons in Literature Unit 3: Arguments in Action Unit 4: Breaking Intolerance Unit 5: Speaking for Success Unit 6: Success in the Workplace Focus on Writing, Formal Presentations, SSR

+ ELD 6 In Action!

+ Proposed ELD Purchases Tech i. Pads for student use Tech Digital translators for student use Instr Mat Class set of novel for ELD 1 -4 students Instr Mat Wooden book cubby for student materials Prof Dev Curriculum Development Prof Dev Professional Development / Observation of Other Teachers

+ Time to Celebrate!

+ Fall 2015 Reclassification Congratulations… • • John Aguadong Santiago Beningazza Jonathan Chavez Da. Bin Eric Kim Yu Wen Maggie Koo Han. Ju Peter Kyung Mariam Mourtban • • • Priscilla Rivera Elizabeth Wang Michelle Tseng An Xie Linhan Steven Wang Dingxin Allen Zhou

Thank you for joining us! Questions?

+ Appendix: Slides from Previous ELAC Meetings Ayala High School

+English Language Development at AHS • Students take CELDT each year English • They move up in ELD classes as they perform 5/6 better on CELDT ELD 2 & ELD 4 & English

English Language Advisory Committee +

+ What is ELAC? n. English Learner Advisory Committee n. ELAC is a committee for parents whose children are English Language Learners (ELLs, or ELs). n. You do not have to speak English to be on ELAC.

+ The Role of ELAC • Advise the principal, school staff, and School Site Council (SSC) on programs and services for English learners. • Ensure that EL students and their families have a voice in school site decisionmaking.

+ When ELAC Meets Ø 2 x per year • Fall (today!) • Spring (February) ØPlease join! • Support AHS • Support ELD program • Support our students • Support your child On sign-in sheet, please indicate that you would like to be a member of our ELAC.