MULTI-CULTURAL DEPARTMENT

This Multi-Cultural Program provides students with a foundation upon which they can develop values, attitudes, and intelligent understanding of the variety of racial and ethnic groups within our society.  Through the correlation of multi-cultural teachings in conjunction with each discipline, the total student is thereby being developed.  Materials on the basic group, which make up our community, are available from the Multi-Cultural Office and the Resource Center.

TITLE IX/CHAPTER 622

Title IX/622 are federal and state regulations that all students and parents must be aware of.  The regulations provide that all courses of study, including textbooks, extracurricular activities and services offered by the school are without regard to race, color, sex, religion or national origin.  The law makes it clear that all aspects of public school education must be open and available to members of both sexes and of minority groups.

TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION – Haitian  (Grades 9-12)

This program is for foreign students from previously identified language groups of twenty or more.  Students are provided social studies, math, science, language, native history and culture, along with American culture in the native language using the integrative model.  Support study is also scheduled.

 Standard – 5 Credits – 6 Periods Per Cycle For Each Subject – Full Year

TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION – Vietnamese  (Grades 9-12)

This program is for foreign students from previously identified language groups of twenty or more.  Students are provided social studies, math, science, language, native history and culture, along with American culture in the native language using the integrative model.  Support study is also scheduled.

Standard – 5 Credits – 6 Periods Per Cycle For Each Subject – Full Year

TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION – Portuguese  (Grades 9-12)

This program is for foreign students from previously identified language groups of twenty or more.  Students are provided social studies, math, science, language, native history and culture, along with American culture in the native language using the integrative model.  Support study is also scheduled.

Standard – 5 Credits – 6 Periods Per Cycle For Each Subject – Full Year

TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION – Spanish  (Grades 9-12)

This program is for foreign students from previously identified language groups of twenty or more.  Students are provided social studies, math, science, language, native history and culture, along with American culture in the native language using the integrative model.  Support study is also scheduled.

Standard – 5 Credits – 6 Periods Per Cycle For Each Subject – Full Year

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) – (Grades 9-12)

This course is designed for foreign students only.  The course is divided into four levels, known as LAU categories A, B, C or D.  Within each category students are themselves at different levels of proficiency, therefore, individualization to maximize learning success of each student is the key aspect of the course.  Among the things covered in this course, as individualization dictates, include: Language for social use; receptive language skills; oral communication skills; visual skills; oral reading; study skills and learning strategies; literacy appreciation and analysis; cognitive development; and critical thinking.

Students in category A, B & C are required to take 12 periods per cycle of ESL.  Students in category D are required to take 6 periods per cycle.

Standard – 5 Credits – 6 Periods Per Cycle – Full Year

ESL A  (Grades 9-12)

This course is for non-English speaking students who do not understand, or have a very limited understanding when spoken to in, English; do not respond in English or attempts to communicate with the native or primary language – two periods each day satisfies the English requirement.  This most closely resembles the immersion mode.

Standard – 10 Credits – 12 Periods Per Cycle – Full Year

ESL B  (Grades 9-12)

This course is for the LEP student who speaks with rudimentary control, one-word or choppy phrases; understands or gets the sense after repetition with visual prompts; or acting out on the part of the teacher.

Standard – 10 Credits – 12 Periods Per Cycle – Full year

ESL C  (Grades 9-12)

Students at this level understand conversation, explanation and detailed description given in normal tempo and rate: speaks with relative ease and command of vocabulary, yet appears to be still translating from native language at times; not quite secure or accurate in the use of idioms or colloquialism.

Standard – 10 Credits – 12 Periods Per Cycle – Full Year

ESL D – (Grades 9-12)

The student is at exit level; is able to follow closely most native speakers of English in rapid or group conversation; may still have some difficulty comprehending regional dialect; speaks English with automatic and authentic utterances appropriate to national and social setting of a conversation, as well as, with semantic control and conventional usage; little or no interference between English and the primary language of student.

Standard – 5 Credits – 6 Periods Per Cycle – Full Year

ESL LITERACY

This course is for students who have migrated to the United States and have had limited educational experiences.  Students will receive a foundation in English, Social Studies and Science.  Course is limited to no more than ten students who will be transitioned to mainstream classes as their skills reach those students at their chronological grade level.

English – Standard – 1 Credit – 1 Periods Per Cycle – Full Year

Social Studies – Standard – 1 Credit – 1 Periods Per Cycle – Full Year

Science – Standard – 1 Credit – 1 Period Per Cycle – Full Year