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English Learner Students In the 2005-06 school year, there were nearly 1.6 million English learners in California public schools, nearly the same level as in 2004-05. The California Department of Education provides assistance to local schools and districts to achieve the following goals: • Offer instruction to promote the English language development (ELD) of English learners so that these students reach levels of proficiency commensurate with native speakers of English. • Eliminate the academic gap that separates English learners from their native English-speaking peers. • Support English learners to help them achieve, within a reasonable period of time, the same rigorous grade-level academic standards that are expected of all students. Basic Facts—California Language Census, Spring 2005 English learners constitute a significant portion of California public school students: • The 1,571,463 English learners constitute almost 25 percent of the total enrollment in California public schools. • 2,695,428 students speak a language other than English in their homes. This represents about 42 percent of the state’s public school enrollment. • The majority of English learners (about 67 percent) are enrolled in the elementary grades, kindergarten through grade six. Thirty-three percent are enrolled in the secondary grades, seven through twelve. English learners come from many language groups, but approximately 95 percent speak one of the top ten languages in the state: • The top ten language groups in rank order are (1) Spanish, 85.4 percent; (2) Vietnamese, 2.2 percent; (3) Cantonese, 1.4 percent; (4) Hmong, 1.4 percent; (5) Pilipino (Filipino or Tagalog), 1.4 percent; (6) Korean, 1.0 percent; (7) Mandarin, 0.8 percent; (8) Punjabi, 0.6 percent; (9) Armenian, 0.6 percent; and (10) Khmer, 0.5 percent, and Cambodian, 0.5 percent. English learners are placed in specific instructional settings in accord with the statutes and regulations established by Proposition 227: • 737,337 (47 percent) English learners are enrolled in structured English immersion settings. • 106,055 (7 percent) English learners have been placed in an alternative program (e.g., bilingual instruction) as a result of a parental waiver. 84
• 625,421 (40 percent) English learners are placed in mainstream classrooms and are receiving additional services as a result of meeting the criteria for possessing a reasonable level of English proficiency. • 104,603 waivers were requested; 101,369 were granted. • 70,749 (4.5 percent) English learners are placed in classes or instructional settings other than those explicitly authorized by Proposition 227. Some of these pupils are receiving customized English learner services specified in a special education individualized education program (IEP), but others are not receiving any English learner instructional services. • 31,901 (2 percent) English learners are placed in mainstream classrooms at the request of their parents, even though the pupils have not met the criteria for possessing a reasonable level of English proficiency. The 1,571,463 English learners receive various combinations of different instructional services regardless of program placements: • 168,129 receive only ELD instruction in addition to the regular school program. • 803,706 receive at least one period of ELD and two periods of specially designed academic instruction in English (SDAIE) and sheltered instruction in subjects such as mathematics or social science, in addition to the regular school offerings. • 331,733 receive, in addition to ELD and SDAIE, at least two periods of subject matter instruction facilitated by primary language support. • 95,155 receive, in addition to ELD, and often in combination with SDAIE and/or primary language support, at least two subject matter periods taught through primary language instruction. • 138,170 receive English learner instructional services other than those described above. • 34,570 do not receive any instructional services required for English learners. English learners are taught by a wide range of instructional staff: • 4,606 teachers hold a bilingual teaching authorization and are assigned to provide primary language instruction. • 160,577 teachers hold a Cross Cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD) or Senate Bill 1969/395 certificate and are assigned to provide SDAIE and/or ELD instruction. • 337 teachers were in training for a bilingual teaching authorization. • 13,696 teachers were in training for a CLAD credential or a SB 1969/395 certificate. • 12,881 bilingual paraprofessionals were assigned to teachers for providing primary language support or instruction to English learners. For more information regarding English learner students, contact the Language Policy and Leadership Office, at (916) 319-0845. Additional information is also available on the English Learner Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el. To access the California Department of Education’s database containing demographic information on language 85
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