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TELL Training for Educational Assistants and Secretaries / Clerks
Information regarding dates and times of upcoming TELL trainings for Educational Assistants and Secretaries/Clerks
TELL Training for Certified Staff Summer 2013
Dates, times and registration is now available for Summer 2013 TELL training (Certified Staff only)
Polk Mid-School Student Qualifies for State Spanish Spelling Bee
Students representing East San Jose and Washington round out the top three finishers.
APS News
APS Lets Out for Summer May 22; Be Safe and Get Ready for 2013-14
Make sure you know the important dates for next year. Classes begin Aug. 13.
APS Announces Several Principal Changes
Valerie Atencio is named principal at Volcano Vista HS; five middle schools get new principals.
Student of the Week: Sonjia Ronquillo
Congratulations to Sonjia Ronquillo, a 6th grader at Duranes Elementary, for being named the Student of the Week by the New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union and the APS Education Foundation.
 
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Teachers and Administrators

Resources for teachers and district employees including IEP Language Proficiency Testing Assistance Request Form

Translation and Interpretation Services

The Translation and Interpretation Services office will provide interpretation and translation services for schools to facilitate communication with non-English speaking parents. Learn more about Translation Services >>

Tuition Reimbursement Program

LCE provides tuition reimbursement for teachers in a planned program of studies to complete a bilingual or ESL endorsement.  There is an application process for this reimbursement.  Learn more about Tuition Reimbursement >

Language use data forms available here!

Language Proficiency Testing Assistance

LCE provides assistance to schools in meeting their Language Proficiency testing responsibilities through the following services:

  • Testing specialists available to help schools with testing in both English and Spanish, upon request;
  • A resource teacher who trains school personnel to administer and score ACCESS for ELLs and the Spanish LAS.

For testing assistance and support, contact Diana Pinkston at 881-9429 Ext. 80077.

Resources for Teachers & Administrators

We have compiled a list of great documents and links for APS teachers and administrators.

Additional Resources:

Cross Cultural Education Resource Library

The Cross Cultural Education Resource Library offers materials and professional literature on a check-out basis to all APS teachers.  Materials include the following:

  • professional literature about language and literacy acquisition;
  • teaching materials regarding cultures of New Mexico and of the world;
  • Spanish and English language instructional materials; and
  • reference and supplemental materials in a variety of languages.

Special Education Issues

Consultation is available to district and school-site personnel regarding intervention strategies, referral, and testing of limited English proficient students for possible special education services. For technical support, contact an LCE instructional manager at 881-9429.

Sheltered Instruction

Sheltered instruction is an approach to teaching English language learners which integrates language and content instruction. The dual goals of sheltered instruction are: # to provide access to mainstream, grade-level content, and # to promote the development of English language proficiency.

Here is a link to information that addresses some commonly asked questions regarding sheltered instruction: http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/mc-principles.shtml#what

Read LCE newsletter articles dealing with Sheltered Instruction >>

WiDA

The WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards are recognized worldwide for their innovative approach to measuring academic language development in English. From those standards, various WIDA assessments have been developed to evaluate student progress according to the WIDA proficiency scale, including ACCESS for ELLs® which is administered annually in consortium member states to comply with federal accountability requirements in the United States.

Making Connections

Making Connections newsletter articles regarding language, literacy and learning, archived by subject. Visit the Making Connections archive >>

Commitment to Cultural Proficiency

Language and Cultural Equity supports the district’s commitment to cultural proficiency

  • Cultural Proficiency is an inside-out model for shifting the culture of the school or district; it is a model for individual transformation and organizational change.
  • Cultural Proficiency is a way of being, a worldview, and a perspective that are the basis for how one moves about in our diverse society.
  • Cultural Proficiency, for some, is a paradigm shift from viewing cultural difference as problematic to learning how to interact effectively with other cultures.
  • Cultural Proficiency is a powerful set of interrelated tools to guide personal and organizational change.
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