School Plan Scenario

Katie Doyle
Emma Gilroy
Harlee Gogas
Tess McCormick

Structure of the School

Specials

social studies

art

computer science

music

gym

Spanish

First grade to fifth grade

Four classes at each grade
School day: 9:00-3:00
ELL students will be pulled from ELA class for 30-60 minutes of the 90 minute
Subject Area

Grade Level
First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Homeroom

9:00-9:30

9:00-9:30

9:00-9:30

9:00-9:30

9:00-9:30

ELA/ELL

9:30-11:30

9:30-11:30

1:30-3:00

9:30-11:30

9:30-11:30

Math

12:30-2:00

12:30-2:00

9:30-11:30

1:30-3:00

1:30-3:00

Science

2:30-3:00

2:30-3:00

11:30-12:00

11:30-12:00

11:30-12:00

Recess

12:00-12:30

12:00-12:30

1:00-1:30

1:00-1:30

1:00-1:30

Lunch

11:30-12:00

11:30-12:00

1:30-2:00

1:30-2:00

1:30-2:00

Special

2:00-2:30

2:00-2:30

12:00-12:30

12:00-12:30

12:00-12:30

ELL Support Budget

Four ELL support teachers
The ELL teachers can pull the ELLs from the
classrooms for 30-60 minutes
The leftover money goes to resources for ELL teachers
needs
One ELL teacher per grade during ELA block
First- fifth grade : 10:30-11:30
Third grade: 2:00-3:00

(Cont.)
Responsibilities: Teach the students based on their
needs and align the teaching to the regular ELA
classroom
The ELL teacher and regular classroom teacher will
communicate often to ensure their alignment.

Distribution of ELL Students in Classes

Five ELL students per class
Twenty ELL students per grade

Parental Involvement
Parents will be involved with the students educations.
The teachers will have newsletters in each language
The teachers will each have websites
The school will REQUIRE that parents come to quarterly
parent-teacher meetings
The teachers will encourage parents to reach out if they
have any questions
The school will inquire any translators when necessary
The teachers will encourage parents to assist their
students by having the parents sign tests and homework
assignments.

Instructional Approach
Bilingual education: Spanish & English
Language: Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese
Most teachers will speak another language
Three strategies:
strategic group work
clear expectations for using each language
content and language objectives (SIOP)
preserving cultural and linguistic heritage

References
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-wong2/five-fun
damental-strategi_b_8870038.html
https://www.cde.state.co.us/sites/default/files/documen
ts/fedprograms/dl/ti_a_hgschs_rep_espnee.pdf
http://www.nabe.org/BilingualEducation