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10 Part 2: Section 2-Shifts in Free/Reduced Lunch Numbers Guilderland Central School District is at a level of 9.15% Free and Reduced Lunch Rate, up from 8% where it has been for years. The free and reduced program, and its requirements have not changed at all. Therefore, more families than ever are qualifying for free and reduced lunches for their children. The forms are now online so families can fill them out from home, work, or the library and submit online as well. School Year Number of ELL students receiving F/R lunch Number of students classified as LEP 2008-2009 18 123 15% 2009-2010 16 136 12% 2010-2011 31 120 26% 2011-2012 32 128 25% 2012-2013 33 134 25% % Of ELL students out of the total population of LEP students receiving F/R lunch Part 2: Section 3-Shifts in Native Language Current native languages represented in our schools are: Chinese Korean Many Indian Dialects (Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Telugu, Punjabi, Tamil, Malayalam, Turkish Russian Arabic French Bengali Vietnam Hebrew Prior to the past few years, the majority of our students came from Korea and China. This can be attributed to increased job possibilities here in the Capital Region with TSMC, Nano Science Center, and Global Foundries. Many families are also coming to the US to be closer to their relatives and escape dangerous conditions within their home countries.
11 Part 3: Section 2- Goals and Objectives of the Program Goals of the ESL Program for Guilderland Central Schools 1. Students will successfully test out of receiving ESL services between 2-4 years time 2. Students will equally improve their basic interpersonal communication skills (BICS) and cognitive academic language program skills (CALP) 3. ESL Students and their families will feel safe, appreciated, empowered, challenged, supported and welcome within the Guilderland Central Schools 4. ESL students will have access to the same programs, services, and support as their native English speaking peers 5. ESL students will bring another perspective on language and culture that they can share with our other students to foster a greater appreciation for Global Diversity as aligned with our District Priorities Alignment of the District Priorities with Goals and Objectives of ESL Program 1. Students will develop the language, cultural technological and civic skills necessary to adapt and respond to a rapidly changing 21 st Century world 2. Strong and supportive school cultures will promote a sense of participation, safety and security for all students 3. Schools will embrace partnerships with parents and community to provide meaningful connections to support social and emotional development 4. Students will be supported early and systematically via coordinated and specialized intervention systems and specialists 5. Students will acquire and utilize basic English literacy, language proficiency and numeracy to achieve goals and communicate effectively in the digital age Part 3: Section 3- Current ESL Program at Guilderland Current Staffing within our buildings for ESL Specialists: 1.0 GHS Elizabeth Kelley 1.0 FMS Stephanie LInders 1.0 WES Jennifer Politano 1.0 LES/PBES Simon Levy 1.0 GES Nora Upton 1.0 GES Laura Reddington 1.0 GES Jeanne Lee (for Katherine Nelson who is on leave) .75 from BOCES Ester Salasoo & Amanda Bucci who service students at LES, AES, and WES
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