+nglish
E
Language
Advisory
Committee
(ELAC)
Ayala High School
Fall 2015
+ This Year at a Glance
+ 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
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The Goal: Reclassification
Succeed in
ELD Courses
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Early Adv/
Adv on
CELDT
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Pass All
Classes
= Reclassification
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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
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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
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ELD 6 In Action!
+ Proposed ELD Purchases
Tech
iPads 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
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Time to Celebrate!
+ Fall 2015 Reclassification
Congratulations…
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John Aguadong
Santiago Beningazza
Jonathan Chavez
DaBin Eric Kim
Yu Wen Maggie Koo
HanJu Peter Kyung
Mariam Mourtban
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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 classes
ELD as they perform
better on CELDT
ELD 2 &
ELD 4
5/6 &
English
English Language Advisory
Committee
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What is ELAC?
English
Learner Advisory Committee
ELAC
is a committee for parents whose
children are English Language Learners
(ELLs, or ELs).
You
do not have to speak English to be on
ELAC.
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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.
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When ELAC Meets
2x per year
• Fall (today!)
• Spring (February)
Please 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.