Humble ISD Spanish Immersion Program 2016-2017 Bear Branch Elementary and Pine Forest Elementary 1
What is the Spanish Immersion Program? It is an enrichment program for native English speakers, that provides academic instruction (Math, Science, Social Studies, Reading and Language Arts) in a second language (Spanish). 2
Humble ISD Spanish Immersion Model Grade Spanish Subjects English Subjects 1st 90% Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies 10% Ancillary (PE, Library, etc..) 2nd 90% Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies 10% Ancillary (PE, Library, etc..) 3rd 70% Reading, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies 30% Math and Ancillary (PE, Library, etc..) 4th 60% Reading, Science and Social Studies 40% Language Arts, Math and Ancillary (PE, Library, etc..) 5th 50% Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies 50% Math, Science and Ancillary (PE, Library, etc..) 3
Goals of the Immersion Program Second language proficiency Cultural knowledge and understanding Subject matter achievement English language skills (Currently under Spanish Advisory Committee review) 4
Benefits of Exposure to a Second Language at an early age? Enhanced brain development and cognitive growth Deeper understanding of one s own language Greater ability to make connections and transfer information between languages Appreciation of other cultures and languages Opportunities for college credit Expanded career and travel opportunities 5
Proficiency Levels Attained for Speaking, as Expected in Extended, Uninterrupted Learning Sequences 6
Is Spanish Immersion the right program for my child? Kindergarten students who are reading at least at a Lexile level of 202 by the final universal screener reporting time (May 20, 2016) shall be considered for program participation. 7
Parents: Is the Spanish Immersion Program the right program for you? Students residing in the Kingwood area participate in the Spanish Immersion program at Bear Branch Elementary Students residing in the Atascocita, Humble, Summerwood and Fall Creek area participate in the Spanish Immersion program at Pine Forest Elementary Transportation is NOT provided for students residing outside of the Bear Branch and Pine Forest school zones. Parents of students selected to participate in the Spanish Immersion program are required to sign a 5 year commitment 8
What do I need to do as a parent? Read in English every night Utilize Istation online as directed by teacher. Complete weekly writing piece which include: Helping with daily language homework (spelling and/or grammar). Revise,edit and review teacher directions as stated on homework. 9
Do I need to speak Spanish? Parents do not need to speak Spanish at home. Depending on the subject, homework may be in either English or Spanish. Spanish homework will be a review or extended practice of content already taught in the classroom. What does homework look like for SIP students? Homework looks different in every grade level. 10
STAAR Testing Students will be taking the STAAR tests in English beginning in 3 rd grade. 3 rd grade STAAR Reading & Math 4 th grade STAAR Reading, Math & Writing 5 th grade STAAR Reading, Math & Science All Benchmark Assessments will be administered in English. 11
Opportunities for Middle School We currently offer a continuation of Spanish immersion education at Creekwood Middle School through an accelerated Spanish program. Advanced Spanish Classes Currently Offered at Other Middle School Campuses (8 th grade): Humble MS Atascocita MS Timberwood MS Ross Sterling MS Woodcreek MS 12
Opportunities for High School SIP students have the opportunity to take Spanish III, Spanish IV and Spanish V in high school. This presents opportunities for dual college credit. SIP students, because of completing the required foreign language credit early on, could pursue a third language. Campuses currently offering Spanish IV and V: Summer Creek HS, Kingwood HS, Humble HS, Atascocita HS Campuses currently offering Spanish IV: Kingwood Park HS 13
Application Process Applications for the Spanish Immersion program will be accepted from April 8th to April 27, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. All applications must be returned to the front office at Bear Branch (2500 Garden Lake Drive, Kingwood, TX 77339) or Pine Forest Elementary (19702 West Lake Houston Parkway, Humble, TX 77346). Upon meeting entrance qualifications, students will be placed in the program by the tiered lottery below. If more qualifying applicants are received than seats available; students may be placed on a waiting list according to the tiered lottery: Tier 1 K students zoned and attending BBE or PFE K students attending BBE or PFE but not zoned Tier 2 Lottery (transferred students) K students zoned to BBE or PFE but not attending Tier 3 Lottery (private K from attendance zone) Tier 4 Lottery K students attending other Humble ISD campuses Parents will be notified of the student s acceptance into the program during the last week of the 2015-2016 school year. 14
Where can I learn more? Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington D.C. (www.cal.org ) Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (www.carla.umn.edu ) http://education.byu.edu/media/dr_elena_izquierdo_bb.html National Association of Bilingual Education (www.nabe.org) Texas Association of Bilingual Education (www.tabe.org) Illinois Resource Center http://www.thecenterweb.org/irc/ Dual U Program www.dualu.org) Dual Language New Mexico www.duallanguagenm.org/ 15
Thank you for your interest in the Spanish Immersion Program For Further Information, please contact: Deborah Yocham, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Deborah.yocham@humble.k12.tx.us or 281-641-8116 Chandra Torres, Director of Bilingual/ESL and Languages Other Than English Chandra.torres@humble.k12.tx.us or 281-641-8337 Kathryn Palmer, Principal of Bear Branch Elementary Kathryn.palmer@humble.k12.tx.us or 281-641-1600 TJ Hall, Principal of Pine Forest Elementary TJ.hall@humble.k12.tx.us or 281-641-2100 16